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ANNIVERSARY-PASSOVER EDITION, MARCH 29, 1956
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To the Jews it was a sign of life, a new found way of life which
"33 free from bondage, free from fear, free from oppression.
The story is written indelibly in the minds and hearts of those
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These same people are around us today. They did not dis-
appear with Moses’ command to go forward on faith. Thelong
trek in the wilderness witnessed the birth of a generation
which had not known slavery, but it did hot obliterate the
mind-set of those who fulfilled the promise of obtaining the
“Land of Milk and Honey” for their own. New generation and
new problems. The prophets came to pass their judgments on
the people of Israel. There were those who strayed,those who
were not mindful of their obligations as free men. There were
those who sinned against their fellow men and against their
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facing the hordes of Pharaoh who were charging upon them,
and there were some who would have stood up and challenged
the chariots with their bare hands. There were some who pray-
ed aloud and expected the miracles of the Almighty to save
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The years run their course with all mortal men. The old
• die, the young fall in battle and some survive to carry on New
nations were bom. New taskmasters were created. The lot of
the common folk remained in peril so long as men place them-
selves above the masses and use them for their own design.
Freedom, the sons of Israel discovered, was not a word, not a
shiboleth—but a way of life in which all men were concerned
ay g7 / 07 g and in which all men found their ideal in the course of living.
2ecddege- 0 9ee00ec It was with the moving force which all know as democracy
that freedom becomes an actuality. It is the opportunity of
Passover—festival of freedom ... a reminder of days in self expression in a manner befitting men, designed and chart-
bondage and the meaning of that awe-inspiring word— ed by those who are firm in the belief in the divine inheritance
Freedom. Jews throughout the world sat down to commem- of al men and not of a few.
orate the first freedomfestival with a Seder on Monday night. The lesson of the Passover is always with us. It gives us
In hovels in Morocco, in war-tense Israel, in South Africa, in new inspiration and aspiration. Inspiration to carry on in me
the Argentine, behind the iron curtain, and in these United traditions of our religious heritage and aspiration to make our—
States and wherever Jews live, this was the night of liberation, lives fit into a pattern of democratic living. Without this tnere
Passover is a holiday of the spirit—the spirit which is can be no freedom. It was William Channing who said, ine
within us and longs passionately for self-expression, for free- spirit of liberty is not a jealousy of our own particular rignts,
dom of movement, for happiness. No matter what other na- but a respect for the rights of others, and an unwillingness
tional groups have celebrated as their day of freedom, the that any one, whether high or low, should be wronged or
Passover ante-dates them all. No matter that some ancients trampled under foot.”
celebrated this season of the year with festival and song, this In the Haggadah it is written: So, even though all of us
is the Passover that added a note of sincerity of purpose which were wise, all of us full of understanding, all of us eder8 a
the others lacked. To the Jews, Passover meant a new way of of us knowing in the Torah, we should still be under t ne„onn7
Spring presages the budding and growth of nature, mandment to tell the story of the departure from Egypt. me
- s - - — 2 ’-----f Bf- -li-h sages of Oid knew that freedom must not be taken for granted
. —that in good and bad times it was best to review, to remem-
me story is wrlven azueaUy a .e a.—, —------------‘ ber, and to appreciate the lot of free men. In this time and in
who sit down to the Seder and re-live these trying days when this clime it is best not to take for granted that freedom today
the call came from Moses and the people of Israel marched out will mean freedom tomorrow. We must instill in the lives oi
into freedom our children the desire to live as free men, to think and act as
ing XUtt passpsepleetbsrxearnddwdnsotrgiveh exodus from Egypt there were porridetsronacasy
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man-made restrictions even as the Sabbath and the synagogue wealth or station. Freedom is.gpossession.whichahlamust
were an escape from the mundane affairs which made up the prize, all must cherish not in selfishnessbutiin,fun.ognizanse
lives of people. The yoke which Pharaoh thrust upon them of the privileges of others. If we want tobefreetowoshiP,
weighed heavily upon the children of Israel in many climes, we must respect the rights of others to worshipI weuwantm
in Many generations decent way of economic security we must also assure our
There are many interpretations of freedom. The Jews of neighbors of the same land of security. The future of thisgen-
the past knew them7all. Freedom in itself, they found, was not eration is in the well-being of all men and the donstant guard-
the all-inclusive answer. There were many other considera- ing against the rise of men and movements which imperil the
tions which went into the make-up of free-men. There is free- privileges of others.,, +,0,1, 4L,
dom of soul—a freedom to worship the God of one’s choice and This may be an old lesson for thosewhohayetayeledthe
even though this were possible under the whip of a Tsar or tortuous years with the Jews.during.thespast1three thousand
the fires of Torquemoda, it was not freedom as we know it. years. Wrapped up in the cloak of righteousness isnqtenous
There was freedom of trade, but this was not sufficient Wrapped up within oneself is not sufficient Onemustive
because that freedom was restricted by the whims of those his fellow men. One must attempt to achieve the best within
who were in power. The Jews of the Golden Age of Spain had the framework of the era inwhich he is cast Not byheritage
this freedom. The Jews of the Middle Ages were the moving alone is freedom safeguarded. Wemustnat hesqomr lacent
spirits in international trade, and their houses in one country nor pollyannish in our outlook. That whichiisimust not et,
made possible the moving of goods to another country. But. morrow unless we will it. Thelesson of theHggadahisone
along with this was fear ... an underlying fear which became which all men should take to heartit read.andto m reminded
a reality when monarchs turned their backs on their counselors of the days when all was not so and the ca
__ 1 IIiHere to rise up and march out to freedom.
Basic in tile pattern of freedom is the four facet freedoms AU of this withoutan abiding faith in an Almighty is!with-
so ably enunciated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The freedom out purpose. Enwrapped in the lives of freemen is the faithin
from want; the freedom from fear; the freedom of speech; and an orderly universe m which men have a higher purpose than
the freedom of worship. All of these have been engendered in that of the animal. This faith isia shrine upon-which.al men
the lives of the Jewish people from the first day they saw the can leave their offering andbe certain ofreward nthisrree
blue sky on leaving the land of the Pharaohs. There were many dom we cherish and hold dear is a pattern fuyesterday.a
kinds of people in that motley crowd. They were not all certain pattern for tomorrow We must remember that "there.wihe
they wanted freedom. There were those who were afraid; and no freedom without democracy, no democracy without,“God,
those who would have traded the uncertainty of the journey no help from God unless we make. Him the focussofour
ahead for the whip of the oppressor. loyalty and the Source of our strength to whom we will give,
There were some who believed that death was better than ‘The last full measure of our devotion.
was
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