Slavery

Slavery totally sucked. The Pharaoh made the Israelites work from sunrise to sunset with no days off, not even Labor Day. The Israelites were forced to do hard work, such as hewing stones, which, as you would know if you ever hewed a stone, is no picnic. But the Israelites continued to multiply, so Pharaoh the Schmuck decreed that every male baby born to an Israelite woman had to be cast into the River Nile, where they ran a risk of, at a minimum, getting a cramp, particularly if they were cast too soon after eating a heavy meal.

Deep thoughts: Imagine you’re a slave, lifting heavy bricks in the blinding sun. Your whole body aches and you’re not allowed to stop. What are you thinking to yourself as you work? Is it cruel to make someone work hard? What kinds of work are good for us, and what kinds of work are cruel?


haggadah Section: -- Exodus Story