PSA: Please do not host a Christian seder

[Anonymous]

Please do not tell people how to practice their religion.

[Anonymous]

In Catholic school, we had a Sedar because this was Jesus’ Last Supper, when He was celebrating the Jewish feast of Passover with His apostles. After that, He led Peter, James, and John to the Garden of Gethsemane and urged them to stay awake with Him to pray, but they were weak and fell asleep. He sweated drops of blood He was in such agony and asked His Father to let the cup pass (let Him avoid the excruciating death He knew was in front of Him) but acknowledged that He would of course do His Father’s will. Then Judas arrived with the high priests and guards to arrest Him.

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of Christians hosting a Seder. As a Catholic, in 4th grade CCD, when we studied the Old Testament, we did sort of a seder. It was a hot mess because no one knew what we were supposed to be doing. Why they didn't just ask a Jew to run it, I don't know.

I'm actually a little irritated that I have a ton of friends (and even family) that are Jewish, and they have never once invited me to a Seder. I'd love to go -- looks so interesting!

[Anonymous]

I have Christian friends who celebrate many traditional Jewish holidays. They also have Shabbat every week. They believe in Jesus and follow the way he lived.

PSA there are multiple Christian denominations and some host a seder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never heard of Christians hosting a Seder. As a Catholic, in 4th grade CCD, when we studied the Old Testament, we did sort of a seder. It was a hot mess because no one knew what we were supposed to be doing. Why they didn't just ask a Jew to run it, I don't know.

I'm actually a little irritated that I have a ton of friends (and even family) that are Jewish, and they have never once invited me to a Seder. I'd love to go -- looks so interesting!

That’s surprising—the Jews I know are quite inclusive. The more, the merrier!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please do not tell people how to practice their religion.

seders aren’t christian

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Anonymous wrote:Jews having a Christmas tree is not the same thing as Christians hosting a seder. But thanks for making it all about Christians.

actually it is. As a Christian I believe in the Passover story. A Jewish person does t actually believe Jesus was Gods son.

The Old Testament is part of Christianity. It’s part of the Christian religious tradition. Similarly, much of the Bible also overlaps with the Quran — it’s part of the Islamic religion. I don’t think many Christians realize that Jesus is a prophet in the Quran. Similarly, many Jews discount the relevance of Jewish prophets in Christianity. The three religions have so much overlap that we are called the people of the book.

NP. +1

-1000. Judaism is not a branch or primitive form of Christianity, as much as you would like to make it so.

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Anonymous wrote:The premise of Judaism and Christianity is really different to me. Jews believe that they have a special relationship to G-d and are the chosen people. It’s tribal and exclusionary. Christianity believes that Jesus died to save everyone. Anyone can be saved, if they believe. There’s not much overlain those two world views, no matter how many shared texts they have

No.

[Anonymous]

https://religiondispatches.org/why-christians-should-not-host-their-own-passover-seders/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have Christian friends who celebrate many traditional Jewish holidays. They also have Shabbat every week. They believe in Jesus and follow the way he lived.

PSA there are multiple Christian denominations and some host a seder.

Your Christian friends have Shabbat? What?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The premise of Judaism and Christianity is really different to me. Jews believe that they have a special relationship to G-d and are the chosen people. It’s tribal and exclusionary. Christianity believes that Jesus died to save everyone. Anyone can be saved, if they believe. There’s not much overlain those two world views, no matter how many shared texts they have

No.

You don’t believe Judaism is a different religion? You do understand that Jews don’t believe Jesus was the son of God, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Jews having a Christmas tree is not the same thing as Christians hosting a seder. But thanks for making it all about Christians.

actually it is. As a Christian I believe in the Passover story. A Jewish person does t actually believe Jesus was Gods son.

The Old Testament is part of Christianity. It’s part of the Christian religious tradition. Similarly, much of the Bible also overlaps with the Quran — it’s part of the Islamic religion. I don’t think many Christians realize that Jesus is a prophet in the Quran. Similarly, many Jews discount the relevance of Jewish prophets in Christianity. The three religions have so much overlap that we are called the people of the book.

Sigh. The New Testament is a new covenant which abrogated the law of the Old Testament. That's ... kind of the whole point of Christianity?

The point of Christianity is salvation through Jesus — not to throw away half the Bible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Jews having a Christmas tree is not the same thing as Christians hosting a seder. But thanks for making it all about Christians.

actually it is. As a Christian I believe in the Passover story. A Jewish person does t actually believe Jesus was Gods son.

The Old Testament is part of Christianity. It’s part of the Christian religious tradition. Similarly, much of the Bible also overlaps with the Quran — it’s part of the Islamic religion. I don’t think many Christians realize that Jesus is a prophet in the Quran. Similarly, many Jews discount the relevance of Jewish prophets in Christianity. The three religions have so much overlap that we are called the people of the book.

NP. +1

-1000. Judaism is not a branch or primitive form of Christianity, as much as you would like to make it so.

By that definition do you think PP is saying that Christianity is a primitive form of Islam?

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Anonymous wrote:The premise of Judaism and Christianity is really different to me. Jews believe that they have a special relationship to G-d and are the chosen people. It’s tribal and exclusionary. Christianity believes that Jesus died to save everyone. Anyone can be saved, if they believe. There’s not much overlain those two world views, no matter how many shared texts they have

No.

You don’t believe Judaism is a different religion? You do understand that Jews don’t believe Jesus was the son of God, right?

I’m Jewish. I don’t agree with casting Judaism as wholly exclusionary and Christianity as wholly inclusive.

It sounds like that poster is trying to bash Judaism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will celebrate my religious traditions as I see fit.

+1. People are allowed to do whatever they want in their own homes. Get a life and stop worrying about what other people are doing. It's getting old