Passover In Jewish Culture

Christian Eucharist

A question has been asked about the connection between the Christian tradition of the Eucharist and how the Jewish tradition of the Passover is upheld. Some key points that will be explained about the Passover is what it memorialise? How it’s celebrated, who we should remember and why do Jewish families continue to practice the Passover. Points of Eucharist will be explored, why we do it? What it represents and the Last Supper.

The Passover is a continuous tradition that applies to many Jewish families, this 80 day festival is celebrated from early spring of the Hebrew month Nisan. The Passover helps the Jewish people remember the freedom that God had given them when their people were enslaved in Egypt , the 10th plague

I am going to celebrate the Passover with my disciples at your house. So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover. When evening came, Jesus was reclining at the table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me, they were very sad and began to say to him one after the other, “Surely you don’t mean me, Lord?” Jesus replied, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born. “Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely you don’t mean me, “Jesus answered, “You have said so.”While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins, these words are tactically known as an anamnesis. I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on

The act of the Eucharist has now developed in a way which the community can complete their initiation process as full members of the church, starting with Baptism. Some of the symbols used to proceed in the Eucharistic meal is the Chalice of wine and Paten which holds the bread. The wine and bread are blessed by the Priest, just as Jesus did at the last supper: …“and he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying." (Luke 22:19-20), "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me. This quote that is spoken of during a mass when the act of breaking bread and drinking wine is a technique of anamnesis to remember and never forget the eternal life Jesus gave us. Jesus is basically symbolling the wine being his blood and the bread being his body and this would occur during every Mass in the Eucharist