Pour the second glass of wine for everyone.

The Haggadah doesn’t tell the story of Passover in a linear fashion. We don’t hear of Moses being found by the daughter of Pharaoh – actually, we don’t hear much of Moses at all. Instead, we get an impressionistic collection of songs, images, and stories of both the Exodus from Egypt and from Passover celebrations through the centuries. Some say that minimizing the role of Moses keeps us focused on the miracles performed for us. Others insist that we keep the focus on the role that every member of the community has in bringing about positive and necessary change.

Now let's each read a quote aloud and share reflections about what the quote means, how it calls/inspires us to work towards freedom today. 

Keep adding to this list:

  1. We who believe in freedom cannot until it comes" - Ella Baker                       

  2. "To be free is not merely to cast of one's chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others" - Nelson Mandela                                                 

  3. "Justice is what love looks like in public" - Dr. Cornell West

  4. Pesach has shaped who we are as a Jewish people and who we want to become. Its story of slavery and freedom recalls our earliest history as a nation and also expresses our ongoing dream of a world redeemed.

  5. Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. - Eleanor Roosevelt

  6. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children

  7. Until we are all free, we are none of us free.  - Emma Lazarus

  8. It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains - Assata Shakur

  9. "And still you are called to struggle, not because it assures you victory but because it assures you an honorable and sane life." -Ta-Nehisi Coates

  10. If you have come here to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together. - Lila Watson


haggadah Section: Maggid - Beginning