Passover, Observed?

RantWoman knows hardly anything about Passover beyond the first night of Passover that has been passed on to Christianity as the Last Supper. Please see this year’s first pass take on the last Supper: https://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/2019/04/metaphors-maundy-thursday-charoset-ice.html

 

As far as Passover in particular, what exactly is different about the different days of observing the holiday? Seriously. The Google exists, but RantWoman would love to get favorite link or two in comments. RantWoman already asked one friend from college. Friend from college lives in a state where she frets about having Judaica visible when her students come over. Friend from college also joined the chorus of voices telling RantWoman “just do it” about bold things RantWoman is discerning about.

 

But first, back to Passover. Recently RantWoman was led to review the Exodus story of Israelites captive for 40 years in Egypt, the 10 plagues, until Pharoah finally got the message and let the people go.  RantWoman was seasoning this on Easter Sunday along with meditations about the liberating nature of Bible study with Joe Snyder. Consider Jesus and his schleppy friends. The schleppy friends probably could not actually be a lot of help considering Jesus’ habits of Talking to Women, performing miracles on the Sabbath, and overturning money lenders’ tables at the temple, among other offenses against Tradition. The meditations were going to be Too Much for Meeting for Worship. Hence the blog.

 

a message came out of worship about a children’s book explaining possible science basis of the 10 plagues, as well as of the Parting of the Red Sea. RantWoman has encountered these concepts  before. The term “community organizer” also popped up and RantWoman will come back to that rather than risk head explosion.

 

In a spirit of, even if one means to forgive, why do we still meditate on matters many years old, Remembering! God has suggested to RantWoman a need for some different bundles of ten plagues and narrative over time. For the duration of Passover, RantWoman offers meditations on past and plagues in a spirit of prayer, for one thing because RantWoman is clear Something Must Be Done. RantWoman has in mind several somethings. And RantWoman thinks the whole situation still needs prayer.

 

RantWoman apologizes in advance if this approach to Passover mangles any readers’ sensibilities about how to observe Passover. RantWoman asks the same forebearance she asked years ago on her other blog when sitting shiva seemed exactly the needed concept while RantWoman’s friends the definitely not Jewish Weed Whacking Wenches were grieving the passing of a beloved dog.

 

And yes, this series of posts WILL follow the RantWoman tradition of wandering all over the place, asking people who really like bullet points to try to let literature brain handle the narratives, and dragging people on yet more excursions to Planet RantWoman. Look RantWoman is into cultivating Gratitude herself. Still, RantWoman suggests readers remember: you only Visit Planet RantWoman. RantWoman gets to live here. RantWoman gets that she is WAY over achieving about insufferable and that she is currently not doing so well about being hospitable when people visit. Thank you in advance for bearing with.

 

RantWoman is also doing the best she can to bear with and be modest about the glorious opportunities she is offering others for spiritual growth, continuing revelation about disability matters, and direct unmitigated experience of the Divine. In other words, EVERYONE needs to be held in the Light.

 

And a blessed Passover observance to all.