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Category Archives: Passover
Messianic Jewish Issues That Matter, Week 5
Issue for Week #5: We want to a greater appreciation for the Mo’adim (festivals, holy days). How it Works: I will be posting issues for discussion every Monday or Tuesday this summer. We can discuss the issue all week long. … Continue reading
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2011 Meal of Messiah
Seudat HaMashiach. The meal of Messiah. A custom traced to the Baal Shem Tov (founder of Hasidic Judaism, 1698-1760). On the seventh day of Passover, a meal celebrating the world to come and aspects of Messiah’s coming and his healing … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Passover, Vine of David
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Passover in a Small Georgia Town
I knew it was a small town, but I somehow remembered it as larger. The last time I was here was about eight years ago. I blew in on a Sunday night after a long drive, no time to spare. … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Passover
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CLASSIC REPRINT: Hidden Meaning in the Passover Haggadah
Reading Lawrence Hoffman’s historical commentary on the Haggadah in My People’s Passover Haggadah is always a joy. My People’s Passover Haggadah (MPPH) has commentary from many angles by different contributors: biblical, theological, midrashic, medieval commentators, modern haggadot, feminist, spirituality, and … Continue reading
Why is Passover so Christian-ly Popular?
I’m not sure when the practice started, the practice of churches inviting in Jewish-Christian speakers to talk about Passover and the Last Supper of Jesus. I’m guessing that it sort of started with Jews for Jesus in the 70’s. I … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian, Holidays, messianic, Messianic Jewish, Messianic Judaism, Passover, The Cross
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Passover: A "Captivity and Freedom" Seder
As I have said in previous posts, it is good to: (1) cut the haggadah short in some way at your Passover Seders and (2) have multiple Seders during Passover week (or even some Seder-anticipation meals before, but without Passover … Continue reading
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Maggid: The Story in the Passover Haggadah
If you heard that Passover was a telling of the Exodus story and then opened a Passover haggadah to read what is inside, you’d be surprised by the strange lack of reference to Moses, by the lack of a sustained … Continue reading
Passover: The Mystery of Maror-Lettuce-Horseradish-Whatever
. . This or this? . . . Ever get confused about the two elements of the Passover Seder plate called maror and chazeret? Ever wonder why some use prepared horseradish as maror and yet the haggadah calls for dipping … Continue reading
A New Passover Haggadah for Christians
Let me start by answering an objection that will occur to some readers, especially various mainstream Jewish readers who drop by: “Passover isn’t for Christians.” If you’ve heard this or if it comes into you mind, you really should take … Continue reading
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Passover Ideas for 2011
Pre-order time for the Vine of David haggadah is here. See bottom of this article for info. . . . If you’re like me and about forty million other Americans (Jewish and non-Jewish), you love Passover. Sure, you may have … Continue reading