Hm. I am of two minds on this, and also trying to be very cautious as I am certainly not Jewish and probably don't know enough about Passover. From my understanding, Passover involves remembering the injustice of past oppression, and staying vigilant about fighting oppression in all its current forms. I really feel like the more people retell that story each year, either to themselves or to others, the better.
And Passover also seems to be very much a sacred time of family tradition, and that serves a completely different purpose. For many secular families, that "high holiday" could be Thanksgiving or the 4th of July or some other day. As an American, I don't think I would really object if my British in-laws had a barbeque and lit fireworks on their own time, but I admit that I would find it rather odd. And I'm sure that my Jewish friends find the idea of a UU seder pretty odd. But every year my church does it, and our Jewish members recreate a little of their family history, and the rest of us try to watch and learn something. I do sincerely hope we're not damaging anyone else's Passover by doing so.
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Date: 2010-04-01 04:41 am (UTC)And Passover also seems to be very much a sacred time of family tradition, and that serves a completely different purpose. For many secular families, that "high holiday" could be Thanksgiving or the 4th of July or some other day. As an American, I don't think I would really object if my British in-laws had a barbeque and lit fireworks on their own time, but I admit that I would find it rather odd. And I'm sure that my Jewish friends find the idea of a UU seder pretty odd. But every year my church does it, and our Jewish members recreate a little of their family history, and the rest of us try to watch and learn something. I do sincerely hope we're not damaging anyone else's Passover by doing so.