Judaism

Passover itself denotes transcendence. Leaving one’s limitations. Leaping beyond the ordinary.

The Haggadah’s original purpose is not to soothe. It is to mobilize.

Freedom, it would seem, is erratic; it happens in fits and starts, three steps forward and two steps back. Freedom is a leap into the unknown, driven by a dream. We will figure it out in time.

Rabbi Max Lilienthal understood that like Moses, Lincoln’s impact would achieve immortality.

The fact that everyone wonders why Moses’s name is missing is in itself a powerful tribute to his memory.