From Egypt to Today: A Passover of Jewish Unity

A Passover Seder table. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

In just a few days, Jewish families around the world will gather around the Seder table, read the Haggadah, eat matzah and maror, and join their children in singing “Ma Nishtana” with joy and pride.

Passover, the Festival of Freedom, returns each year to remind us not only of where we came from, but also of where we hope to go — from darkness to light, from slavery to redemption, from division to a shared destiny.

But this year, the feeling is different.