S1 EP30 | The Difference Between Passover and Easter

Passover and Easter. They happen around the same time of year. They’re both defining holidays of their respective faiths.  

In this episode of A Jew and A Gentile Discuss, Carly and Ezra talk about celebrating the important spring holidays with their families. You’ll hear Carly’s early thoughts about Easter growing up in a Catholic home and Ezra’s memories of both Passover and Easter as a child of a “mixed marriage” having one Jewish and one Christian parent. 

Carly digs deeper into the Jewish holiday of Passover by asking Ezra to explain more about: 

What “Pesach” is vs. “Passover” 

What the Passover Seder is 

How Ezra observes Passover today and if he celebrates Easter now that he believes in Jesus 

How a Jewish Believer’s Passover observance is different than a non-believing Jewish person’s 

Can or should a Christian celebrate the Passover Seder? 

Along the way 

During the show, you’ll also hear some fascinating and relevant things about: 

What the Passover meal compares to on the Christian calendar