How This Jewish Man Finds Being Santa Became His Calling In Life
How Rick Rosenthal blends his Orthodox Jewish faith with being Santa
Being Santa Claus.
This brings Rick Rosenthal joy.
Even though he is an Orthodox Jew.
Rosenthal knows this will raise eyebrows for many fellow Jewish people. Anyone who has grown up in America knows the conflict–weighing all the bright, shiny parts of the holiday with what devout Christians will remind you is the reason for the season–celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
How did Rosenthal become Santa?
How does he reconcile his passion with his faith?
He tells his own story beautifully in this recent StoryCorps segment on NPR.
Credit:Brenda Ford/StoryCorps
Rosenthal’s school is called the Northern Lights Academy.
In the spirit of Rosenthal’s open mindedness, NLA also offers training for Mrs. Claus and elf wannabes.
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