"Why is this night different from all other nights?" This Passover question has echoed across history, and is especially poignant this year amidst war, antisemitism and so much more tugging at the Jewish spirit. It's easy to forget that we are one people wearing a single human garment. This year reminds that there is no true Jewish freedom in mere individuality however comfortable, or in an echo chamber however reassuring, or in silencing, or in blame and finger pointing. This year demands that we all make space at our seder tables – and in the seder table of our hearts – for the missing and diverse, what most comforts and what most challenges. After all, the only way we are truly free is together. |
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