Uncover the Matzot, lift the plate and say:Uncover the Matzot, lift the plate and say:This is the bread of affliction, the bread of poverty our ancestors
ate in Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are slaves
to their desires share the message of Passover. While we celebrate here,
we join with our people everywhere. Tonight we celebrate here. Next year,
in the Land of Israel. Now we all feel our bonds. Next year, may we all
be free.
Let all who wish to explore the meaning of slavery and its consequences,
and all who hunger to assert their spiritual freedom, join us in our observance
of the Festival of Matzah.
Let one who is hungry enter and eat. As never before, we now
know how many are hungry, here at home, in our own communities, and around
the world. The poor are not helped by our rhetoric, no matter how compelling.
So our host has put aside the amount it would cost to feed one other
person at this Seder. We will send these monies to MAZON, A Jewish Response to Hunger.
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