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Dear Friend,
We are excited to
share our Pesach offering with you!
Many of us know
the story of our liberation from Mitzrayim — but we may not
always think about how it applies to our current work of liberation
for all.
That's why we've
created this Pesach
Maggid resource: to invite you to bring yourself and
your community into the story and into the Jewish tradition of making
new meanings from Torah’s unchanging text.
During the Pesach seder, we read the Maggid
(Exodus story) because it is a mitzvah and a powerful way to
remember what led us to this moment. It is how we follow our
ancestors while looking toward a new future.
Our story reminds us that we are all connected to the
process of liberation. Today we are still in the narrow place, but as
an Erev Rav — a diverse group of people fighting for our
freedom together. There is a new place that we and future generations
can reach, and we know how to get there. As we were followed out of
Egypt, we must follow the most marginalized people out of
today’s Mitzrayim. We know that leaving anyone
behind is not liberation. We know that we will only get free when
everyone gets free.
This year, we’re retelling our Pesach story and making
invitations: What would it take for you to see the possibility of
freedom for all people and courageously enter that possibility with
us? Will you join us in imagining what it will feel like when we make
it to the other side? What does joy, liberation, and possibility look
like for us right now and for future generations?
Pesach
reminds us that our safety is bound up together and that it is
possible and necessary to create a world where freedom comes to all
people. It is a time to renew our commitment to one another
and our movement for justice. We hope this Pesach helps you and your
community dream of a future rooted in liberation, love, and
solidarity. Join
us in imagining this future, welcoming its challenges, and supporting
our shared vision.
L’shalom,
Graie Hagans
Senior Advisor, Bend the
Arc
PS: At
Bend the Arc, we're committed to building the Erev Rav and
fighting for liberation year-round. Help
power this work forward with a gift of $18 today.
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