Passover is the Jewish holiday that commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery. Each Spring, Jews are demanded to tell the story of Passover as if we ourselves are literally escaping the cruelty of slavery. Unfortunately we don’t need to look far to see and hear oppression in our present world. These stories sound too similar to the one we tell. In this moment, people are not free.

Tonight we acknowledge that our liberation as humans and as Jews is tied up together with the liberation of all people: we know that that none of us is free until all people are free. We take responsibility for the work of collective liberation, and we create space for the personal growth and healing we need to get there.


haggadah Section: Maggid - Beginning