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Pesach, which begins at
sundown Saturday, April 19,
with the first seder and runs eight days
in the diaspora, appeals to more Jews
than any other Jewish holiday, even
the High Holidays. That's probably
because it's built around home, hearth
and family with special emphasis on
children.
In its tra-
ditional state,
Pesach, popularly
called Passover
in English, com-
memorates our
liberation from
slavery in Egypt
3,288 years ago
and the Exodus of the Israelites from
Egypt. We celebrate this rise to religious
freedom each spring at the seder table.
Jewish freedom is limited in
many parts of the diaspora. Still, its
existence reminds us of the power
of God's blessing. Freedom can be
fleeting and we're foolish to think
otherwise. We must constantly work
to keep its protective layers. They can
be stripped away much more quickly
than it took to add them.
American Jews today enjoy the
greatest religious freedom ever in
Jewish history, exceeding that of the
Golden Age of Spain or the German
Jewish Enlightenment. But we must
not ignore the crashing tides of Jew
bashing in much of Europe, certainly
in the Middle East and even in neigh-
boring Canada, which is experiencing
its worst anti-Semitism in 25 years.
We know the torture and torment that

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Israelis potentially or actually feel
daily as they strive to preserve our
ancestral homeland.
If you don't have students on cam-
puses of higher education, you also
may not know that more and more
U.S. universities and colleges have
become hotbeds of Jewish hatred,
Israel propaganda and anti-Semitism.
Pesach is a uni-
versal reminder
that Jews through
the ages were
delivered by God
from Egyptian
slavery, just as
the Israelites
were. Against this
backdrop, we the
American Jewish community must not
turn a complacent eye because of our
relative wealth and security toward the
ripples of discontent and hate around us.
Remember: We're a people. It was
never God's plan for Jews to live inde-
pendent of one another. It is through
our collective fortitude, spirit and
wisdom that we pursue tikkun olam,
repair of the world — always with
encouragement and hope distilled
from what ultimately binds us, the
sacred books of Torah. As we prepare
for Pesach, let us cleanse the chametz
from this pursuit as well as our souls,
not just our homes.
We're survivors, a Divinely inspired
trait we must never take for granted.
Meanwhile, chag kasher Pesach
sameach and Shabbat shalom! E

- Robert A. Sklar, editor

Pesach At-A-Glance: see page A47.

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