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Shelbyville Times-Gazette

Passover at Ransom UMC

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
T-G Photos by John I. Carney

For the second year in a row, Ransom United Methodist Church in Deason held a Passover Seder meal, with Rabbi Ken Gibbs of Yeshuat Yisrael, a Messianic Jewish congregation in Franklin, conducting the proceedings. See story at

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    Rabbi Ken Gibbs prepares to break a piece of matzah bread, the unleavened, cracker-like bread used in Passover celebrations.
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    Melissa Gibbs lights the candles at the head table, traditionally the responsibility of the wife or mother.
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    Symbolic items used in the Seder include a lamb shank bone, top; a cup of salt water, center; and, clockwise from left, an egg, a paste of apples, nuts and honey, horseradish, romaine lettuce, and parsley.
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    Members and guests of Ransom United Methodist Church participated in the meal.
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    Gibbs explains the symbolism of the fringe on his prayer shawl.
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    Matzah ball soup, a well-known Jewish comfort food, was served.
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    The Rev. Mark Hall, pastor of Ransom UMC, watches the ceremony.
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