[Fenris6]

While we're on the subject - i have some Jewish friends who always invite me over to Satyr (sp?). Something odd - I forget the details - something about getting rid of all non-kosher dinnerware - most families just donate it to the needy. But these people "sell" if to non-Jewish friends for a $1, then "buy" the stuff back afterwards. Isn't this hypocritical? Seemed very deceptive (sacriligious to me).

I mean, if you're not going to adhere to you own riuals, fine. But don't demean the whole thing for the sake of convenience. Anyone know if this is normal?

[thoughtomator]

It's called a "Seder", and it's the celebration of the Passover holiday (tenth plague and all that). Technically, you're not supposed to have non-kosher dinnerware to begin with, so the practice you describe with regards to selling it and buying it back is unrelated to anything actually in Judaism, and is probably a local tradition, if it is a tradition at all. The closest thing I can think of is the tradition of removing all leavened bread from the home before Passover, but the bread is discarded, not merely transferred for a duration.