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KOSHER MENU. This is how one particular Jewish family sets the table to celebrate Passover with the Seder meal. "Seder" is Hebrew for "order." It refers to the order in which the food items are eaten. Each item symbolizes something about the story of God freeing the Jews from slavery in Egypt, during the time of Moses. Jews have been observing this meal every springtime since then, for over 3,000 years.Photo by Wikimedia.
Blame it on the dogs, who made me rush through the RezChat newsletter I sent last night.
I forgot something exciting: Our upcoming RezChat Passover Seder, led by our own Renay Kessler, who grew up observing Passover. Renay knows her way around a Seder meal.
Many Bible experts say this is the kind of meal Jesus and his disciples ate at the Last Supper, on the night of his arrest, followed by his Crucifixion the next morning.
Here's part of an email I got this week from Renay:
When Barbara Borgelt mentioned the idea I thought it would really be fun to do.
Passover starts on the evening of April 14th. Our family always celebrated on the first and second nights. Since it is on a Monday and Tuesday if that is a problem for people and the Sunday before would work better we could do that instead, even though we would be doing it a day early. I am happy to do it at my house. We can coordinate it all later.
A lot of Christians are beginning to observe some of the Jewish holidays, just as Jesus and his disciples did. They were all Jews.
When I was in seminary, one of our professors hosted a Seder for his students. I missed it.
I don't intend on missing this one.
I've written about Seders, describing them for readers...drawing from research among Jewish sources. It's about time I learn about the Seder from personal experience.
Consider this a Bible study hands-on session. It's the best way to learn.
Thanks to Barbara Borgelt of the curriculum team for suggesting the idea. And thanks to Renay for bringing it to life.
Steve
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