Welcome

Welcome to Family & Friends!

Welcome to our Seder!

Tonight we observe a colorful and joyous festival that our people has celebrated for nearly two thousand years.

The history of our people reaches back nearly 4000 years. We began as slaves in the land of Egypt. Today we are free people.

Long ago, our ancestors set out on an important journey. On a night such as this, they went forth out of Egypt, leaving behind slavery and degradation. On a night such as this they rejoiced in their newly found freedom and dignity.

Tonight we celebrate their freedom and ours. At the same time, we remember all those who are not yet free. May this Seder kindle in us the zeal to work for the freedom of all. May this Seder inspire us to light the torch of freedom and dignity for all the world.


haggadah Section: Introduction