WHY THE SEDER IS NOT THE LAST SUPPER

WHY THE SEDER IS NOT THE LAST SUPPER
To recall that great deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt, the elements of the traditional Seder meal symbolize historically significant features of the Israelite experience. Both the event of God's deliverance and the directions God gave Moses for later commemoration of the Passover history are represented in the Seder ritual and meal.
Christians are particularly interested in this ritual meal because it may have been during a Passover celebration that Jesus instituted Eucharist. It should be realized, however, that the Passover clearly predates and is entirely separate from the Eucharist. It must not be mixed with Christian concepts or expressions if it is to be authentic. It is a Jewish celebration of freedom useful in helping Christians understand Judaism.
Christians will want to avoid any tendency to syncretism, (the combination of different forms of belief or practice) which is, mixing the Seder and the Lord's Supper so that the Seder appears to be a Christian observance. It is a Jewish ritual used to observe the Passover. The Lord's Supper is a Christian sacrament which was instituted by Jesus following a specific Passover observance.