Passover celebrations include focus on food deserts In a blog
post this morning for CNN’s American Morning, the Progressive
Jewish Alliance‘s executive director Elissa Barrett uses the
occasion of Passover and the traditional Seder meal (which
happens tonight) to discuss the issue of urban food deserts.
According to Barrett, On Passover we trace our path from
oppression to redemption, from suffering to opportunity. As we
recall our wandering through the desert on the way to freedom,
our minds turn to those who are suffering today, to those still
wandering the desert. The Progressive Jewish Alliance seeks
solutions to repair injustices in our cities here and now,
calling attention to the reality that millions of Americans live
– unnecessarily – in “food deserts.” PJA and other Jewish
organizations in Los Angeles are promoting Passover activities
that incorporate discussions of food deserts (urban areas
without easy access to fresh, healthy food). The organization
has published a reading for the beginning of th