What is a Seder Meal?
by Jennifer Hill
A Seder meal is a tradition that started in the Jewish community to celebrate Passover and the Jews’ redemption from bondage in the land of Egypt. As members of the Christian African American community,
we at Holman not only have a Seder meal to honor the redemption from the bondage of sin through Jesus’ sacrifice of life, but also to celebrate our ancestors’ redemption from the bondage of slavery in America as well.
A Seder plate includes six food items (bitter herbs, charoset, greens, roasted egg, matzah, and a shank bone), that hold a special significance to the retelling of the exodus from Egypt. It is a special time for us to come together as a community of faith in great reflection to honor those that came before us while also looking ahead with great promise.