Opening Prayer

from bondage from hunger from hatred to think

to teach to love to hope

We read responsively:

Long ago at this season, our people set out on a journey.

On such a night as this, Israel went from degradation to joy.

We give thanks for the liberation of days gone by.

And we pray for all who are still bound.

Eternal God, may all who hunger come to rejoice in a new Passover.

Let all the human family sit at Your table, drink the wine of deliverance, eat the bread of freedom:

Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom Freedom
Soon, in our days

and freedom from oppression and freedom from want
and freedom from fear
and freedom to speak

and freedom to learn and freedom to share and freedom to rejoice

Amen

Adapted from Gates of Freedom, (New Jersey: Behrman House, 1982), p. 3.

  Woodcut by Yaron Livay


haggadah Section: Introduction