Another Pesacharrivesbut no Passoverthe memory ofliberationovertaken byanother godthe fortress stateand its henchmena state of perpetual warthe blood ofthe massacredon October 7desecratedthe young blood of the nation’s defenderssacrificedon the altarof the rightof mightthe remaining hostagesabandonedempty spacesat seder tablesnever to be filled. Meanwhilein Gazaa peopledoubly-oppressedfrom withinand withoutcrushedblood shedcries outfrom the rubbleno doorpostsno lintelsto offer a signno provisionsleftnot even the bread of afflictionmuch lessthe bread of freedomnowhereto flee. Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah Nisan 5785/April 2025