Passover begins this evening. Last week a friend asked me for resources to use in putting together a Seder, or Passover meal. This is what I suggested:
I have never done a complete Seder: I doubt that they did the whole 4 hour tour de force in Jesus' day either. So, I usually serve small amounts of the traditional foods and talk about what they symbolize, what Jesus reinterpreted them as and what Passover means to us. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder_Plate
I made up my own charoset recipe using canned apple pie filling, walnuts and raisins. It is delicious. Email me if you want the recipe.
I serve lamb (rather than just a bone) because Jesus would have eaten lamb and most students I've had have never tasted lamb. I like lamb chops cut into small chunks and grilled. Eat them hot with kosher salt.
Baking the eggs sometimes causes them to explode. You can just hard-cook them most of the way and then just brown the shells for a few minutes in an oven to get the right look.
The booklet that each dinner guest has at a Passover seder is called a haggadah. They are available at most bookstores. Many are available free online: there are links below.
If you want Christian interpretation at your Seder, look for a Messianic Passover Haggadah, like these http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/haggadah.html
http://www.godonthe.net/passover/messianic_haggadah.html http://www.devotedtoyahveh.com/haggadah.htm
A simplified Haggadah to print out : http://scheinerman.net/judaism/pesach/haggadah.pdf
A complete Haggadah, English and Hebrew
http://judaism.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=judaism&cdn=religion&tm=9&f=10&tt=14&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.jewishfreeware.org/downloads/folder.2006-01-07.0640323187/
Here is a pretty silly songbook : tunes you know (like "Maria" and "A Spoonful of Sugar") with Passover lyrics http://judaism.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=judaism&cdn=religion&tm=9&f=10&tt=14&bt=1&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.jewishfreeware.org/downloads/folder.2006-01-07.0640323187/
Have a good time. Rebecca Stay
I found a really sweet Passover sticker book that I'm going to do with the kids...thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteAfter looking around for some time for a haggadah that I found acceptable, I finally decided I needed to make my own. I have been working on it for several years now, refining it more before and after each passover season. I have removed some sections completely (dayenu, 4 sons, etc) and have included the fifth cup, which I find so important and so neglected. I attend your Wednesday class in the Avenues (I am the one who asked you for the reading assignment so I could read it in Hebrew). If you are interested in seeing it, just ask me. For weeks I have been thinking of asking your to take a look at it and maybe even go over it with a red pen. Thank you for your phenomenal classes. I love attending them!
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