Preaching Goes Viral

Rabbis share Passover advice, messages

Analogies to Mythic Narratives

1. The haggadah teaches us that, “We are obligated to see ourselves as if we personally came forth out of Egypt.” I think about the many emotions that our ancestors were facing as they left Egypt, there was the excitement and possibility of freedom, fear and anxiety about facing an unknown future. However, the one thing that is important is that we all marched forward together. The Exodus from Egypt was not a solitary experience, rather it was a communal one. When we looked to our left, or to our right, or in front of us or behind us, people were there to pick us up when we slipped and fell or when we got tired. Today, as we face this unknown future, we have to find ways to help each other, to care for each other and to pick each other up. We don’t face this alone, we march in this uncharted wilderness together.

2022-12-13

Noah Leavitt

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