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Religious Questions: Do other faiths have a practice similar to communion?

Selective focus of bread and grape beverage with wooden cross for background. Inspiration faith tile church tile communion tile. / Getty Images
Selective focus of bread and grape beverage with wooden cross for background. Inspiration faith tile church tile communion tile. / Getty Images Selective focus of bread and grape beverage with wooden cross for background. Inspiration faith tile church tile communion tile. / Getty Images

By Wyatt Massey 5 min read

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of Religion: Got questions?, a series answering your biggest religious questions. Each week, we will answer one submitted faith question. To send a submission, visit timesfreepress.com/religionquestions or email wmassey@timesfreepress.com.

Question: Christians have communion to remind us of our faith. Do other religions have something special to draw them together?

Answer: Communion draws Christians to remember the final days of Jesus. Depending on the tradition, some believers participate in the bread and wine daily or monthly. Among the various denominations, Catholics believe Jesus is present in the eucharist, while most Protestant traditions, such as the Presbyterian Church, view communion as a symbolic act.

Other religions do have similar rituals to create community and remind people of their faith.

In the Jewish tradition, Orthodox Jews are called to pray three times a day – morning, afternoon and evening – said Rabbi Jessica Minnen, director of Jewish learning at OneTable, a nonprofit promoting Jewish traditions among millennials.