my wife and i are planning to invite our friends to easter dinner, some are jewish and she thought it would be nice to do a combo since they are at the same time. date
is it possible would our jewish freinds be offended in any way?
2007-03-26 11:22:20 · 5 answers · asked by alexhotpenis 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Easter
You could ask your Jewish friends about this. Also, ask them whether they are keeping kosher or not. (Chances are that Jews who are keeping kosher would not go to a Gentile's house for dinner during Passover.)
If they're not keeping kosher, they might enjoy having a representative seder plate at your Easter celebration.
I believe the Last Supper was a Passover seder.
I'm a Gentile, but at times I've included a seder plate of sorts as part of our family's Easter celebration. I took an ordinary plate and put on it seder ingredients: bitter herbs, spring greens, lamb bone, haroset, etc., plus the matzoh on a different plate. I also read part of the Passover story from Exodus 12, I believe, where they slaughter the lambs and put the blood on the doorposts: "When I see the blood I will pass over you."
On the day that Easter fell on my sister's birthday (April 7), I made a cake decorated with almonds and raisins. It wasn't kosher, but it reflected a Jewish theme. (For our purposes, of course, it didn't need to be kosher.)
2007-03-26 12:39:02 · answer #1 · answered by MNL_1221 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how religious your friends are...and what you are doing to celebrate easter. Doing anything overtly religious could make your friends feel out of place. Also, serving an easter ham or bread might be awkward if they are trying to follow the passover diet (no leavened foods, kosher). You can always do something like a turkey, and try to serve a traditional passover dish along with some traditional easter foods...
It probably is just best to ask - asking won't offend your friends, while bringing them over and serving them pork and bread might.
2007-03-26 12:39:42 · answer #2 · answered by AC Knock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's free dinner. Who are they to complain? If you are worried about offending anyone ... let them know the situation before they accept your invitation.
I don't see it being a problem. Enjoy yourselves.
2007-03-26 11:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is no connection between the two, and no one would appreciate the combination.
2007-03-29 09:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Ivri_Anokhi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can do it as long as you serve kosher food and do not mix dairy & meats ... and you may want to forget the ham ... but it can be done.
2007-03-26 16:14:11 · answer #5 · answered by emnari 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋