{"id":4259,"date":"2011-04-22T07:49:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T12:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2011-04-22T07:49:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T12:49:37","slug":"poll-christian-seders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stonescryout.org\/?p=4259","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Christian Seders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Duane Shank, a senior policy advisor for the Sojourners has this to say about bringing Christian meaning to the Jewish Seder supper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This week I saw an article written last spring on Jews\u2019 concerns<\/a> over Christians celebrating Passover.  It seems that more Christian churches are using \u201cChristianized\u201d versions of the seder, reinterpreting the meal\u2019s symbols to reflect Christian beliefs.  Said one rabbi, \u201cThey take our symbols, our holiday, our ritual and start investing them in Christian meaning.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a concern that I share. Infusing the traditional text with Christian meaning is both dishonest and disrespectful.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Um, didn’t the writers of the Gospels infuse the traditional text of the Old Testament with Christian meaning?<\/p>\n

How about you? We have a new poll up today; do you agree or disagree with the use of "Christianized" versions of the seder? <\/p>\n

For myself, I’ve participated in many Christian seders, and it is truly amazing to see how, in this celebration of the escape from Egypt by the Israelites, how much New Testament symbolism is actually in there. We see it in the Bible, of course, but also in the traditional remembrance of it that the Jews have written. Remarkable.<\/p>\n

If you have had any experiences with Christian Seders you’d like to share, or if you feel they cheapen the actual Jewish tradition, let’s hear in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Duane Shank, a senior policy advisor for the Sojourners has this to say about bringing Christian meaning to the Jewish Seder supper. This week I saw an article written last spring on Jews\u2019 concerns over Christians celebrating Passover.  It seems that more Christian churches are using \u201cChristianized\u201d versions of the seder, reinterpreting the meal\u2019s symbols […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,9,35,54,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-doug","category-judaism","category-polls","category-religion"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t