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Every year, Dan and Leslie Shingleton and their children, Sabrina and Scott, look forward to joining their Jewish relatives and friends for the Passover Seder meal.
The Shingletons are Byzantine Catholics, and until about nine years ago, they had no idea what a Seder was.
Then Dan, who was adopted as an infant, met his birth mother for the first time. He was surprised to discover that she is Jewish. Ever since, observing Passover with her has been a red-letter date on this busy family’s calendar.
“This has really broadened my understanding of my own Christian faith,” says Dan. “It’s like a doorway into the traditions that Judaism provides for us.”
Leslie is impressed that this ancient tradition “has been so faithfully carried on. It brings biblical events right into people’s lives today. That’s really powerful!”
The Jewish Passover. The Jewish Passover meal celebrates Israel’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt (see Exodus 1-15). The story is familiar: Moses presents the…
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