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Q. Last year I went to a "messianic rabbi's" home for the first night of Passover. He kept talking about the three matzahs on the Seder plate being the "Av" (Father) the "Ben" (Son) and the "Ruach Hakodesh." (Holy Spirit).  What does this mean and is it true?

 
A.  In an effort to appear authentically "Jewish" and legitimate, the Hebrew Christian (a.k.a. Messianic Jew, Jews for Jesus, etc.) movement tries to prove that much of the ritual and symbolism of the Passover Seder clearly refers to "Yeshua" (Jesus) and are based on prophecies from the Tanach (Jewish scriptures). They claim that over the years the rabbis have intentionally eliminated these messianic references in a conscious effort of keeping the truth from the Jewish community and not allowing us to be "Saved" in the name of Jesus.
 
The three matzahs at the Seder symbolize: the Kohanim (Priests), the Levites and Yisroel - the ten tribes of Israel.  They also are references to the three Patriarchs (Avot) in the Bible - Avraham (Abraham), Yitzchak (Isaac) and Yaakov (Jacob).
 
The Hebrew Christian reference to the three matzahs being symbolic of "The Triune (Trinity) Nature of G-d" is a total distortion and tampering of Jewish customs and ritual to serve their own purposes.
 
 
 
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