AS WE BEGIN TONIGHT’S SEDER, let’s take a moment to be thankful for being together. We make a small community of storytellers. But, why this story again? Most of us already know the story of Passover. The answer is that we are not merely telling, or in tonight’s case, singing a story. We are being called to the act of empathy. Not only to hear the story of the Exodus but to feel as if we too were being set free. Most if not all of us at our table observe this holiday every year  Passover is the most widely celebrated Jewish Holiday and is enjoyed by people of various faiths. Freedom is at the core of each of our stories. All who are in need, let them come celebrate Passover with us. Now we are here. Next year in the land of Israel.

Before we go on I'd like to note how good and pleasant it is when brothers sit together in perfect harmony.  I cannot begin to tell you how glad I am to have all of you here.  And so, we all say in Hebrew...


haggadah Section: Introduction