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The Passover seder is a model for healing democracies in peril

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Meesh Hammer-Kossoy explores how the Passover seder offers a framework for healing democracies under threat worldwide. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DemocracyPassoverSocial JusticeSederExodusFreedomMichael WalzerCivil DiscourseErich Fromm

Places mentioned

Egypt
"Revolutionaries throughout the ages have drawn strength from the story of Passover. As Michael Walzer brilliantly documents in his book Exodus and Revolution, the Israelites leaving Egypt inspired liberation movements."
France
"the Israelites leaving Egypt inspired liberation movements and thinkers throughout history, from the French Revolution to the Puritans, and even Marx."
Israel
"Israelis have been turning out weekly and even daily in the tens of thousands for years on end, demonstrating tremendous resilience in their fight for government accountability, independent courts, and minority protections."

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