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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
I don't know about this. I don't personally see an issue with Christians celebrating Passover, though I would expect some additions to the traditional sedar to reflect our beliefs.
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Now Vito, you know I've got to give you a bit of a hard time about this.
Christians
do celebrate Passover in their own way -- we call it the Eucharist.
Alleluia! Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!
Or we call it Easter, if you're talking about the day instead of a rite. I think that in most European languages other than English and German, the name of that day is derived from
Pesakh (Passover).
What I took Low C Sharp to be talking about is the Christianized Seders I see sometimes, where everything in the meal is re-interpreted/misinterpreted/understood (depending on perspective) to give Christian meaning to all aspects of the seder. These kinds of things make me very uncomfortable. Part of the reason it makes me uncomfortable is the fear that it will offend others. Part of the reason it makes me uncomfortable is that it indicates to me that we don't understand our own tradition well enough to see that the Eucharist
is our Passover meal.
On the other hand, I do think participation in a seder can be a valuable, educational and very meaningful experience for Christians; we all too often forget our Jewish roots (and forget that Jesus was Jewish) and neglect, as result, to consider the implications of that for us. Our congregation has had seders for this purpose a few times in the past, and we've asked people from a near-by synagogue to join us for it, help us plan it and lead us in it.
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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
However Christians hold the Tanakh to be scripture, so some, but not all by any stretch, might celebrate Passover because of the command in Exodus.
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There are indeed some (small, non-mainstream) Christian groups that consider the command in Exodus binding on Christians.