A Passover Message from Rabbi Stephen Chaim Listfield

The essence of the Seder is “In every generation a person must see him/herself as though he/she personally left Egypt.” At Seder I try to imagine what it must have been like to have been an Israelite slave in Egypt. Moreover, I try to apply the Jewish insistence on personal freedom to the political and psychological challenges of today. Only if I do that, in conversation with the other participants, have I fulfilled the mitzvah of the Seder.

Rabbi Stephen Chaim Listfield is rabbi (part-time) of Etz Chayim Synagogue in Huntsville, Ala. He lives in Atlanta.

Get The AJT Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up