Today at my weekly bible study we participated in a Seder Meal. It was a great experience. The Seder Meal is a Jewish ritual feast. It was neat to eat the symbolic food from the Seder Plate(We drank grape juice instead of wine) For the green vegetable we had parsley and dipped it into salt water- that was sooo salty! The green vegetable is a symbol of Springtime and the miracle of nature's renewal. The salt water is to remind us of the salty tears shed by the captured Israelites and each of us in times of sorrow.
We then had Matzah, which is the bread of poverty, the Jewish ancestors ate in the land of Egypt.
We spilled some "wine" (grape juice) to remind us of the many evils God saved the Jews from.
We had a small chicken leg to remind us of the blood of the lamb that saved the home from death of the first born.
We had bitter herbs to remind us of how hard and bitter the Egyptians made the Jews lives.
I really enjoyed the meals' meaning. We sang songs and read some scriptures from the bible. We wont meet next week because of Spring Break and who knows if I will be at our April 15th Bible Study because I should have Moriah!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Passover Meal
Posted by Denise at 6:03 PM
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that is really interesting denise! i've never had any of that kind of food- and then to have the special meaings behind it- sounds like a great experience- thank you for sharing!
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