A Christian Seder

This is the Seder we held last Saturday. The Hebrew word Seder means order and was instituted by the Lord through Moses to commemorate the Passover in Egypt. There are so many Christian allusions in the service that it is really wild.

Everyone had a lot of fun and the dinner was really good. Mary cooked a leg of lamb, and potatoes, Lois made a kugel (a dense casserole of noodles, vegetables, onions, and eggs), Denise brought a salad, and Tina made a really great chocolate moose!

The Seder plate has six “compartments” that remind us of Passover in Egypt. The six compartments are: 1) Betzah, or roasted egg – this reminds us of the sacrifices brought to the Temple; 2) Chazeret or bitter herbs – part of a commandment to eat bitter herbs; 3) Z’roah or shankbone – this reminds us of the paschal lamb sacrificed for the Passover; 4) Charoset – made from apples, walnuts, cinnamon, and sweet wine – reminds us of the mortar used in making bricks in Egypt; 5) Maror or bitter hers that remind of slavery in Egypt; and 6) Karpas (usually parsley) and is dipped in salt water to remind us of tears shed by the Jewish people.