Throughout our seder tonight, we invite you to substitute the word "Mitzrayim" for "Egypt."

"Mitzrayim comes from the root Tzar, meaning narrow or constricted. It can refer to the geography of the Nile valley, but also to a metaphorical state of confinement. the Passover story is also the story of the birth of the Jewish people, and "mitzrayim" is the narrow passage we moved through. Leaving "mitzrayim" also means freeing ourselves from narrow-mindedness and oppression. And in this time of intense anti-Arab racism, we are intentionally differentiating between the "bad guys" in this story and any contemporary Arab places or people."


haggadah Section: Introduction