The president and the first lady invited leaders of America's Jewish community for a Hanukkah reception at the White House earlier this month-- but raised more than a few eyebrows by putting a picture of a Christmas tree on the invitation. The message reads that the couple "requests the pleasure of your company at a Hanukkah reception," written beneath an image of a Clydesdale horse hauling a Christmas fir along the snow-dappled drive to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Christmas wreaths decorate each of the windows, as well.
"It's absolutely bizarre to receive an invite to the White House for Hanukkah in a Christmas format," said one person who was invited. "They should have consulted with their chief of protocol before sending this out."
Jewish community leader Isaac Abraham of Brooklyn had a simpler explanation. "It's obvious what's going on here: The Christmas tree is being taken out of the White House and the menorah is being brought in the back," he quipped.
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