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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For Jews who are fine with Christians holding a Seder, is it still fine if they don't use the Haggadah, but rather a Christian version that tells the story of Jesus?[/quote]

Just don’t say you’re having a Passover Seder. Call it something different.

It’s offensive to me—not saying all Jews, but me—to subvert a sacred ritual where we tell the story of our escape from slavery and impose Jesus on it.

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this. I can respect the “who cares” position, but what people may not realize is that a “Christian seder” basically imposes Jesus into the ritual as the paschal sacrifice. This is basically Easter, but for some unknown reason, some Christians feel like there’s some reason to have a “Christian seder” in commemoration of the last supper instead of just calling it Easter.

Christians, if you are so curious about passover, there is likely an *interfaith* group in your town where you can attend a seder led by the Jewish community. or just make some Jewish friends and ask to be invited. [/quote]

Right! I would be more than happy to welcome any of my Christian friends to our Seder. You can learn about why we do what we do. The Seder is really an opportunity for us to talk about the suffering of the Jewish people, but more importantly our resilience and how we escaped.

It’s all wrapped up in our story and our history. I would be more than happy to share that with anyone who wanted to come to our Seder, but please recognize how sacred each part of our Passover Seder is. Each part of the Seder plate has a purpose and a symbolic meaning — and those meanings are really very specific to the story of the Jewish people.

A big part of what happens at our Seders is us telling our story to our children. The youngest child who knows Hebrew asks the Four Questions, which are meant to solicit answers that teach the child about the story of his/her people.

What I’m saying is that you might say, “well Jesus was a Jew and the last supper was a Seder,” but that’s seriously devaluing what Passover is. Passover is about the history of the Jewish people, as distinct from anyone else. It’s our story and our history. [/quote]

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