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their history through Pesach customs Passover is a commemoration
of the Exodus from Egypt. But religious rituals do not survive
solely as historical reminders. Rituals that endure over time
embody eternal truths that capture the imagination over time and
space. The real power of Passover is that it is a celebration of
freedom. It marks the struggle of a people to escape slavery and
to determine their own destiny. The Jews took Passover with them
as they moved around the globe. Our history is marked with
repeated episodes of oppression — and the lesson of Passover was
ever relevant. I am always moved when I read the commentary of
Don Isaac Abravenel. It fell upon Abravenel to plead before King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella for the safety of the Jews at the
time of the exile from Spain in 1492. When commenting on the
statement of the Haggadah, that if it were not for the Exodus,
each and every