This afternoon Jews, Muslims and Christians gathered for an interfaith Seder. [View all]
For the third year a couple hundred of us gathered around Seder Tables at our local Mosque to remember that in different ways we have all been called from slavery to Freedom. While the table symbols and basic order of the event was a replication of the Jewish ceremony, the words were very different.
A couple examples.
(As a matzah is broken)
Why do we break the bread in two? .... Because the Land gives bread to two peoples and must be shared, so that all may eat. So long as one people grasps the whole land, it is a land of affliction, and no one is nourished by it.
(children always ask questions at a Seder) Why should I compromise?... We choose the route of compromise because it is the alternative to mutual destruction, both moral and physical for our two people.... How can I be safe if my brother or sister is not safe.
There were readings from the Torah, the Ko'ran and the New Testament. The event was sponsored by
"The Working Group for Mid-East Peace," which also sponsors a yearly Walk For Peace, involving several hundred from the community.
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