One day many years ago, on the first day for matzah, a  rabbi was visiting Jerusalem 

 

A few of his followers asked him where he wanted them to prepare his Seder.  The rabbi told his followers to go look for a certain man and to tell him that he was going to celebrate the Seder at the man's home. 

 

That evening he had the Seder with a small group of his followers. As he was reclining with them at the Seder table, he told them that one of them was going to betray him.  He then revealed to them that the one sharing  one of the dishes was the man that would betray him. That man said, "Surely, Rabbi, you don't mean me?"  The rabbi replied, "The words are your own". 

 

While they were eating, the rabbi took a piece of matzah and said, "Bawruch ataw Adonai Elohaynu melech hawolawm hamotzee lechem meen hawawretz.  Blessed are you oh Lord, our G-d,  king of the universe who brings forth bread from the earth.  Take this and eat it, this is my body." Of course, this was not actually his body.  It was matzah.   Also he took a cup of wine, made the bawrucha, and gave that to them also saying, "All of you drink from this, for this is my blood which ratifies the New Covenant, my blood shed on behalf of many, so that they may have their sins forgiven."  Of course this was wine and not his blood.  It was a symbol of what he knew was going to happen. 

 

Soon after that, they all went out to the Mount of Olives singing the Hillel, from the book of Psalms.

 

His betrayer showed up there with some men who took the rabbi into custody and they had him killed by the government, who at that time was Roman.  But the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob did a wonderful miracle.  He raised the beloved rabbi from the dead.

 

Since that time many new concepts have emerged from that simple story. 

 

No doubt you have seen paintings depicting Jesus and his disciples at the last supper.  A Gentile man sitting at a long table with a group of men with loaves of bread and other food on the table.  Maybe you have seen Christians having communion with little bitsy wafers or loaves of bread and wine or grape juice in a big cup or in little cups passed around. Interesting concepts, but actually that painting is supposed to represent this Jewish man and his Jewish followers.  We know that there was no loaf of bread on the Rabbi's Seder table.  By now, maybe you have realized we are talking about Yeshua.  That was not just a last supper. It was a Seder where Yeshua had raised one of the four cups of wine and said,  "When you do this, remember me."  What was he saying? "When you are having your Seder during Pesach and drink this particular cup remember me!".   So, that has been changed from his original command into what Christians call communion. 

 

I know, as Jewish people, it is not easy for us to believe that Yeshua is the Jewish Messiah when so much of his Jewish roots have been stripped from him.   But don't let all that stop you from seeking the truth!

Isn't it time you asked the G-d of Israel if Yeshua is the Messiah of Israel?