{"id":8857,"date":"2017-11-28T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.elfster.com\/?p=8857"},"modified":"2023-02-10T13:59:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T18:59:04","slug":"hanukkah-gift-giving-etiquette-dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elfster.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/28\/hanukkah-gift-giving-etiquette-dos-and-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanukkah Gift Giving Etiquette Do’s and Don\u2019ts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happy Hanukkah! | Image courtesy Etsy seller DCBannerDesigns<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My best friend <\/a>Sadie married the kindest, funniest, most thoughtful man. We always say she won the lottery with Evan! And while there are many things I admire about their relationship, what I find most interesting is their unique holiday traditions.<\/p>\n

Evan\u2019s mom\u2019s side of the family is Jewish, so Sadie celebrates both Hanukkah and Christmas every year. As you can imagine, their December is jam-packed with celebration, gift-giving, and delicious feasts.<\/p>\n

A few years back, the two of them invited me to join them at Evan\u2019s parents\u2019 Hanukkah celebration. Naturally, I was delighted; Sadie had spoken highly of their Hanukkah celebrations for years and I\u2019d always wanted to experience one. But as the festivities grew nearer, I realized I had no knowledge of Hanukkah etiquette\u2014especially when it came to gift giving.<\/p>\n

I really wanted to get the perfect Hanukkah gifts for Evan\u2019s family members to show them how grateful I was for the invite, but I had no idea what was appropriate. So, I consulted the experts, and thanks to the fantastic advice I got from Evan and my other Jewish friends, my gifts were a hit with the family. If you are celebrating Hanukkah for the first time this year, I\u2019m going to walk you through the Hanukkah gift giving etiquette do\u2019s and don\u2019ts I learned so you can feel confident that the gifts you bring are right for the occasion.<\/p>\n

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A delicious new take on an old tradition. | Image courtesy Pixabay user WerbeFabrik<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was a lot more stressed about finding the perfect Hanukkah gifts than I needed to be. While there are certain things you want to stay away from (more on that in the next section), it\u2019s important not to overthink the gifts too much. In fact, for many families, gifts aren\u2019t as much a part of the celebration as they are for holidays like Christmas.<\/p>\n

So, if it is your first time giving Hanukkah gifts, here are a few things to keep in mind:<\/p>\n