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Well, you win for being dense.  It's been explained many times that the "seder" is symbolic and is meant to re-enact the last supper. The meaning of Passover doesn't really play into it.  But that doesn't really play into your need to feel constant offense so I guess you can continue to ignore that fact.[/quote]

But why call it a seder, then? That's what I don't understand. It's not a seder. It's a ritual meal or a re-enactment of the Last Supper. I wouldn't call my Passover seder an Easter meal even if it were held on Easter. The word "seder" has a very specific meaning. Just like mass, or Communion. You can't take things that might resemble mass or Communion and call them by that name when they're not. That is what I and some of the other Jewish posters on this thread object to -- not the meal or celebration itself, but the appropriation of a name, an idea, a tradition, that is very much alive and critical to the celebration of one of the most important Jewish holidays. I know Christians who hold these so-called seders probably don't have any such intention, but that is what it feels like to those who celebrate the original. Don't call it a seder, and I'll be happy. [/quote]

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