Merry Chrismukkah: Interfaith families remix traditions for rare Christmas, Hanukkah alignment

For the first time, Erica Foster took her menorah on the road this year. She, her husband, Tim, and their 3-year-old daughter, Olivia, made the 12-hour drive from Old Irving Park to Tim’s parent’s house in rural Maryland last weekend to celebrate Christmas — as they do each year. But this year’s festivities will be different. With the first night of Hanukkah falling on Christmas Day, it’s the first time that Erica Foster, who is Jewish, is celebrating Hanukkah in a home where no one practices Judaism. Her husband grew...