by Rabbi Laura Sheinkopf
Among the top ten things you do not want to hear coming
out of your Jewish child’s mouth is, "Mom, who killed Jesus?" I will always remember the moment I heard those
words. They came from my then five-year
old son as he was sitting at the kitchen table in our home in Austin, TX. It was the week of Passover, which coincides
with Easter, and because we do not eat pasta or bread or anything with a grain
that has risen, he was eating the staple of the Passover diet: a hard-boiled
egg. It was actually the millionth
hard-boiled egg of the day, and as I stood there at the sink, my back to him,
peeling potatoes I was worrying about his cholesterol level and asking myself
if that was something you should be concerned about in a five year. And then, out of the blue I heard from behind
me, "Mom, who killed Jesus?"
Among the top ten things you do not want to hear coming
out of your Jewish child’s mouth is, "Mom, who killed Jesus?" I will always remember the moment I heard those
words. They came from my then five-year
old son as he was sitting at the kitchen table in our home in Austin, TX. It was the week of Passover, which coincides
with Easter, and because we do not eat pasta or bread or anything with a grain
that has risen, he was eating the staple of the Passover diet: a hard-boiled
egg. It was actually the millionth
hard-boiled egg of the day, and as I stood there at the sink, my back to him,
peeling potatoes I was worrying about his cholesterol level and asking myself
if that was something you should be concerned about in a five year. And then, out of the blue I heard from behind
me, "Mom, who killed Jesus?"