Anyone plan on doing their own Celebration of the Passover?

by LyinEyes 26 Replies latest jw friends

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  Rabbit

  Eyes:

  I have no idea if it is offensive to anyone,,,,,,,,I think it is what the JW's need to see more of.

  What I do know is that it is offensive to all those that Jesus died for, to be denied the right to honor him for what he went thru,,,,even if we have no idea where we are going when we die. The point of the Passover to me is , that Jesus said to do it in rememberance of Him, and that should be the main point.

  I was thinking about it, because of all the recent threads about the Memorial, but, hadn't made up my mind until you started this thread, thank you, Dede.

  I will celebrate at home with my wife and maybe a friend, too.

  If I was not 'fading' ... and did not care about the attention it would bring to me, I would love to attend the KH in this one-horse town, on Memorial night. (If I did, I would probably get DF/DA for re-marrying a non-jw, after a non-scriptual divorce that was forced upon me...) My new wife and our friend, said they'd go too, we would all partake of the emblems. That would be very satifying and would plant some seeds, too.

  They of course have a 'heavenly hope', me...I don't really know what will happen after death, but, I can't picture myself in heaven at all. I figure, with the way the Earth was created, the animals, plants and the whole ecological system...then, the way we were made to fit into all this...we belong here. IMHO ! ( besides................what about s-e-x...? we already have all the right...p-a-r-t-s...! )
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  Scully

  Part of unravelling myself from the WTS involved about a year of researching Judaism and comparing Jewish traditions and observances with the practices of JWs. Learning about Passover was particularly enlightening for me, because to the Jewish people, it symbolizes and commemorates their release from slavery in Egypt. That year, I observed Passover in the traditional Jewish manner for my own benefit, to symbolize my own release from slavery to the WTS.

  From Living a Jewish Life by Anita Diamant, Harper-Collins, New York, NY, 1991.

  The liturgy of the seder meal is a way of responding to the question, "Why?" The answer to all of the questions asked at the Passover seder begin with the words, avadim hayinu, because we were slaves. Through song, word, and symbol we not only remember that we were slaves but also re-experience ourselves as slaves. And we learn that our freedom, if it does not translate into making others free, is a sham.
  - Rabbi Lawrence Kushner

  Love, Scully
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  LyinEyes

  I am glad to know that I am not alone in wanting to do something in place of the Memorial (JW) with my family. I am now really beginning to look forward to it.

  Thanks for the info on the bread and wine,,,,, I had no idea what to do about the bread.......LOL @ Little Toe , adding cheese,,,hehe.

  Rabbit,,,,,,,I am glad you too are planning something with your wife and friend. Wouldnt it be nice if all of us who wanted to get together , lived close enough to celebrate this our way?

  Skully that is interesting , did you convert to Judaism, or was it just that one time to celebrate the Passover?

  I have to admit I know little of other religious faiths, I need to study more on that. Most of the time, I figure what church or religion I WONT GO TO,,,,,,,,hehe because if just ONE rule rubs me the wrong way.......like no drinking, no makeup,,,,,,,,,,forget it! When I left JW, I left all those silly rules.

  Whatever faith I become, or if I stay the way I am today,,,,,,,,I will find what is balanced and right for me. I understand there has to be guidelines in most everything in life. But never again do I want to have dictated to me every little move.

  Hugs to you all,,,,,,,,,,,Dede
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  SixofNine

  Since I'm neither a christian nor cannibal anymore, I may go to a Kingdom Hall and participate in the Jehovah's Witness tradition of rejecting the symbols of Christ body and blood.

  btw, are you sure it isn't your youngest who's sarcastic, lol. Cuz that crack about Jehoover living at the kingdom hall doesn't sound like anything someone living around dede and WT would say

  I feel for people who think they need a building (we just call it the "God Box") to worship. My kids are five and seven and it's still a bit confusing to them that other people go to church and we don't. We try to explain but for the most part it will have to wait until they are a bit older.

  Princess, you have to keep it at a level the little ones can understand. For now, just tell them that "it is only the bad people who go to church". That should get them off your backs about it till they are old enough to understand that you aren't joking, lol.
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  LyinEyes

  LOL @ Six,,,,,,,,,you are right that doesnt sound like our kids ,,,,,,,,but you should hear what comes out of his mouth at other times. KIDS!!!!!!!!!

  But my youngest can go around acting like a mini gangsta wannabe,,,,,but he still loves God/Jesus....lol.
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  yesidid

  This will be our second memorial at home.

  Last year we read the scriptures referring to that time in the life of Jesus, then my husband prayed and we both partook of the wine and bread.

  It was simple but very special and I look forward to it again this year.

  yesidid
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  Holey_Cheeses*King_of_the juice.

  At my house it is always a celebration of the passover - glad that we continually passover any involvement with any religious shite.

  cheeses. Not to be confused with jeezus.
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  Black Sheep

  I normally spend Mem nite at the pub with a pint of piss and a packet of peanuts, but I might come over all religious this year and ask the barman for a glass of red wine, some pretzels and a read of his bible.

  Just kidding, I'll probably crack a bottle of red and make my own bread. It's easy enough, just flour and water and a hot skillet or bake it in the oven, don't burn it.

  I won't have anyone to pass anything to though.
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  FMZ

  I did it for the first time at our home last year. After attending every memorial at the KH for 20 years, it felt strange, almost wrong (probably because I was fresh out at that point, and hadn't totally gotten rid of my indoctrinations).

  But, we made a good time of it. I enjoyed baking some unleavened bread at home with my son, and got a nice grape wine. All 4 of us sat at the table, said a prayer, spoke a little about Jesus, and ate the bread and drank some wine. Said another prayer, and we were done. I then finished off the bottle of wine and went to bed knowing I am a little closer to God.

  I am not completely sure that we will do it again this year, as I have shed some more beliefs, and am a little bit of a skeptic as far as the Bible goes now. I guess I had best do some soul searching (now that I know I do actually have a soul).

  FMZ
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  Scully

  Dede:

  No, I didn't convert to Judaism. I observed that Passover just the once with a Jewish family of my acquaintance. It was a perfect substitute for the Memorial and it helped me shed some of the "chains" the WTS still had on me, both mentally and emotionally.

  Love, Scully