A Meaningful Christmas Gift

CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY DECEMBER 18, 2025

 

     ONE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE FINISHED YOUR SHOPPING. I HOPE SO, ANYWAY. CONSIDER THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF WHAT YOU BOUGHT WILL HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN OR DISCARDED IN A YEAR OR TWO, BUT EVENTUALLY FOR GOOD. THAT’S WHY GIVING A GIFT THAT WILL HAVE LASTING VALUE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MATERIAL.

     WITH ANTISEMETISM ON THE RISE AROUND THE WORLD, TELL A JEWISH FRIEND, IF YOU HAVE ONE, YOU ARE SUPPORTING THEM AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE. VISIT A SYNAGOGUE HANUKKA SERVICE AND TELL THE RABBI THAT AS A CHRISTIAN YOU STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH GOD’S ORIGINAL CHOSEN PEOPLE.

     WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF YOUR LOCAL PAPER IN SUPPORT OF JEWS. DENOUNCE THE ATTACKS ON JEWS IN AMERICA AND EUROPE.

     INVITE A JEWISH COUPLE TO DINNER IN YOUR HOME AND LISTEN TO THEIR STORIES, INCLUDING THEIR FEARS. THIS IS A FORM OF WITNESS IN ITSELF. YOU MAY BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU LEARN.

     BUY BIBI NETANYAHU’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY CALLED “BIBI.” IT IS A TREMENDOUS WORK ABOUT HIS LIFE, THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL, AND THE RIGHT OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE TO THEIR AGENT HOMELAND AND MORE.

     ANTISEMETISM MUST BE FOUGHT WITH MORE THAN STATEMENTS BY POLITICIANS. LOVE IS OUR GREATEST WEAPON. I’M CAL THOMAS.

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Cal Thomas is America's most widely syndicated newspaper columnist. He has worked for NBCV News, KPRC-TV in Houston and Fox News. 2024 marks his 40th year as a columnist.

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