I'm not Jewish, but would like to have a passover seder with my family, what do I do?
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I believe more people of Judeo-Christian faith should get into this practice. (I presume you may be of this background). Passover is an excellent holiday to be observant of. I have long not understood why Christians do not practice the same faith of Jesus Christ.\n\nThe following links should help you.
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I am not Jewish, but I would suggest you talk to your love. If he is religious, and you are willing to convert, and take the classes, it would be a loving indication of your commitment, so you can get married in the temple.
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stop in briefly.\n\n a person sitting Shivah is going though a period of mourning and reflection. They want your support but not a party. \n\nwait for the person to acknowledge you. \n\nbefore you bring food know how strictly they keep kosher. \n\nand like I said before pay your respects and if they do not indicate for you to say longer, dont. It should not take more than 10-20 min\n\npratical advice
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Yes always bring a gift! That is the correct way.\n\nI always brought a food item to leave behind and a small gift.\n\nI often purchased several pretty "larger" fancy chrismas ornaments and put them in  "prewrapped in boxes" so if I needed a spare gift for the holidays there it is.  Put a note inside, wishing them happy holidays from the "blank" family.\n\nIf they are Jewish or do not celebrate Christmas, its a holiday party, then just bring food and a bottle of white wine,  That's safe!\n\nAlways be the "giver" and be prepared to have a wonderful time.!\n\nWe always had "canned food drives" at my Christmas Parties, so that we can give to others besides outselves.  I encourages them to bring their favorite food to share with us.
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Yes. I am jewish and I celebrate passover. I may not wear a yamakah on my head every day, but I am not eating break this whole week. The problem with outsiders is that don't understand or know that are different types of jews due to their region (sephardics, oshkanazi, hasidics, etc)\n\nlike in my coulture (and family traditions) we will not eat bread of any kind and we will go to temple only on the first day.
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Does liking matzo ball soup make you jewish? ---not so much...so you are fine watching Oprah.\n\nGood for you for noticing that you are secure with yourself....even though you may be a bit insecure about it.
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Please find below details about Pesach (passover). You just say: 'Happy Easter' or 'Have a nice Easter'.\nHope this will answer your questions!\nTiff\n\nSHALOM & WELCOME\nto a celebration of the Jewish holiday of Pesach (Passover) \nPassover is the 8 day observance commemorating the freedom and exodus of the Israelites (Jewish slaves) from Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II. \nA time of family gatherings and lavish meals called Seders, the story of Passover is retold through the reading of the Haggadah. With its special foods, songs, and customs, the Seder is the focal point of the Passover celebration. Passover begins on the 15th day of the Jewish month of Nissan. As the Jewish day begins at sundown the night before, for the year 2006, the first night of Passover will be April 12th.
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Read the book Judaism for dummies which is written by a rabbi and peer reviewed. My local rabbi bulka wrote a book called religion from A to Z whch was meant to be generic but had jewish slant.\n\nIm not jewish but doies not prevent me from respecting other faiths..
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and mine is jewish,oivey
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Passover is on the 14th day of Nisan every year. Since the Hebrew calendar is lunar, the months don't match up to the Gregorian, sidurial months. This year, Passover began at sunset on April 12th and continued until sunset on April 13th.\n\n(Anyone who knows anything about 1st century Jewish traditions, please answer my question on day-lengths! Thanks!)
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I am Jewish, Christians come to synagogue all the time for Bar Mitzvahs and parties. It is never a problem though. They provide keepas or head coverings for you at the synagogue. You don't have to sing or say prayers, just be respectful and when the leader says to go to a page, just go to that page and pretend. Sometimes there is even English translation of the left that you can read while everyone else is reading the Hebrew.
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You can get just about anything kosher.  Just have it blessed by a rabbi.  Done.
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I don't celebrate Hanukkah but i think the best place could be as simple as Wal-mart. I heard of people getting game boys or games. I think the dollar would even be ok. Well, maybe ur really religious you should give maybe pop up bible stories or maybe even make something. I'm not really sure. There are stores that sell especially religious stuff and you should check one out.
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A resounding yes (to the previous post).  Passover is also relevant as it is symbolic of the way in which the blood of Jesus, the Lamb of God, shed for us, means we are forgiven of sin, and "passed over" by God's wrath and the death which all of our sins naturally earn for us.
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For sure you can.  You know, it's funny - though I'm actually a Jew by birth (and therefore not considered a convert, but rather a returnee), I, like you, am a former Christian.  In Jewish communities, the Rabbi (lit. "Teacher") typically counsels people on a wide variety of issues, from technical questions on Jewish religious law, to personal life decisions.  I couldn't see one turning away someone seeking advice (though it is customary to discourage conversions for a variety of reasons, the least of which being that Judaism teaches that you don't need to be a Jew just to get on G-d's good side) just because they weren't Jewish.  And if he does, the guy's probably just a jerk; nothing to do with religion.\n\nWhat kind of advice are you looking for?  Is it something that could possibly be given online?  If so, the Lubavitchers have a website where you can talk with their spiritual counselors live one-on-one - www.askmoses.com.  They get questions from Jews and Gentiles alike, all the time.  And while they're not the most mainstream of groups (even among orthodox Jews), most of the advice you could get from them would probably be pretty solid.\n\nThen there's Aish HaTorah - check out their site at http://www.aish.com ...I'm sure there's contact info on there somewhere.\n\nAnd if you question is specifically related to issues involving Judaism and Christianity, I would recommend contacting the people at Jews for Judaism, http://www.jewsforjudaism.com .\n\nIf none of those options are doing it for you, simply seek out and contact your local synagogue.\n\nNote that there are significant differences in the Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox approaches to spirituality.  I'm strictly old-school, so I would recommend seeking out your local orthodox rabbi if you're in need of advice, especially on spiritual matters.  But basically I'm just mentioning this so that you know that you might get completely different advice from a Jewish advisor, depending on their particular religious bent.\n\nOne last thought - if you're looking for advice because Christianity doesn't really speak to you, but you're still interested in Biblical wisdom, there's a growing group of people who believe in Torah but don't actually convert to Judaism.  A lot of them are former Christians (who left the fold after reading their "Old Testament" a little too carefully).  Anyway, these folks follow the covenant G-d established with Noah (the archetypal righteous non-Jew), and the Noachide Commandments (not the same as the Ten Commandments, though there are some in common).  They call themselves Noachides or B'nei Noach (Children of Noah, as opposed to Jews who are referred to as B'nei Yisroel, the Children of Israel), and they are in every sense of the word Torah-observant gentiles.  Personally, I think they're pretty cool.  You can read more on the Noachide stuff here: http://www.aish.com/literacy/judaism123/The_7_Noachide_Laws.asp\n\nI hope you find whatever it is you're looking for.
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Try the Temple Mount Faithful or the Temple Institute in Israel.  Both are looking toward this.
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Ashkenazi Jews cannot eat rice, beans, and other legumes.  Peanuts are a maybe okay since they didn't exist in Europe - they got added to the list because they're techinically legumes.  It's the dumbest Jewish custom ever.\nOnce forbidden grains, like wheat and barley, were stored near beans and rice, and so eating these products became forbidden.  Sephardic Jews are much smarter and don't have these silly prohibitions.\nI want bread, pasta, rice, mmm.... passover is more difficult than fasting . . .