After sitting down and wrestling with my 10-year-old conscience, I chose the fun option. By HALLIE STILLER/JTA DECEMBER 24, 2020 22:32 "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens (photo credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/GETTY IMAGES/JTA MONTAGE) What can you say about a 10-year-old who ditches Hebrew school to perform in “A Christmas Carol”? You could call her spiritually confused, and without question, I was.