The Passover narrative: the seder, the retelling of the Exodus – the story of liberation and freedom. Liberation can be understood in a myriad of ways: in its broadest sense, liberation recognizes that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, that they are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of unity. In a more narrow sense, liberation can be understood to refer to one’s ability to fulfill his or her potential and affective needs. At Passover, we are all required to feel as if we have personally left Egypt: the Exodus story is not only about the freedom of the Jewish people, it is also the archetype through which we can examine what binds and enslaves us in our own lives and consider what liberation might look like and require. We do not ‘commemorate’ the Exodus at Passover; instead, we consider the possibilities that arise from its remembrance.  Continue reading Passover and Personal Liberation →