Ugh I think I said the wrong thing and offended someone tonight.

[Anonymous]

She was rude, OP. Don't sweat it!

- Jewish mom

[Anonymous]

She was rude, and the posters calling your comment stupid are cut from the same cloth. Let it go, you didn't do anything wrong.

[Anonymous]

No, you were not rude, *she* was.

[Anonymous]

She was looking for something to be offended by. As someone else said, Polish Christians eat something similar on Christmas...and yes, the Eucharist tastes pretty much the same as well.

Really, asking someone if they've ever had unleavened bread?!

[Anonymous]

Piling on to say that you didn't do anything wrong, and she was looking for trouble. Forget about the whole thing, OP!

[Anonymous]

What you touched on is a very raw nerve for some although you had no idea. Comparing the Seder to the Eucharist is offensive to some Jews I know. (I'm a Christian married to a Jew.) as I said, you didn't know and your intent was not to offend. Her need to educate you is about her, though and ungracious.

[Anonymous]

Babe. Religions are for stupid, emotionally unstable people. Get over it. Remember in Stone Age we used to worship sun and the moon and what not? We are not much different now than then. Seek the ultimate truth in life.

[Anonymous]

Team OP here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What you touched on is a very raw nerve for some although you had no idea. Comparing the Seder to the Eucharist is offensive to some Jews I know. (I'm a Christian married to a Jew.) as I said, you didn't know and your intent was not to offend. Her need to educate you is about her, though and ungracious.

Well, but *she was asked* what she had had that was similar to matzoh. She answered. And, in fact, the bread used during Catholic mass is unleavened bread that resembles matzoh because the Eucharist is a re-enactment of a Seder meal. It would be one thing if OP had compared Seder and the Eucharist theologically or whatever, but she was talking about taste and texture, in response to a question about taste and texture. Nothing rude about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She was looking for something to be offended by. As someone else said, Polish Christians eat something similar on Christmas...and yes, the Eucharist tastes pretty much the same as well.

Really, asking someone if they've ever had unleavened bread?!

Its called Oplatki. SOOOOO good! Just like communion!

[Anonymous]

Something to keep in mind - the "last supper" - was a Seder.

Christianity is inextricably connected to Judaism. Without Judaism, Christianity wouldn't have been possible.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, she was whacky and over the top. The Eucharist is made of unlevened bread *because* the last supper was actually a passover/seder meal.
So yeah, the communion bread and matzah typically are similar (as someone above said, bland is bland!
You weren't talking about the theology of what you were eating, but the physical bread you were eating.
We all have that one aunt/uncle who is whacky and says things we wish they wouldn't to visitors.
Don't give it another thought.

[Anonymous]

Of course it would make sense that the Eucharist is like the flat bread (motzoh) b/c Jesus and his apostles were celebrating Passover at His Last Supper!

[Anonymous]

I'm sure rude Aunt Larla was the subject of many after seder discussions that night! She was likely annoyed that there was a gentile in attendance and wanted to make you uncomfortable. Try not to give it another thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You answered a question of taste and texture. She interpreted your response to be equating the symbolism. You didn't mess up.

Totally this. She sounds like an asshole. You did nothing wrong at all.