In Every Generation: BDS as the New Pharoh

Tonight, Jews around the world will gather at their Seder tables and begin the story of Pesach. The reason the story of Pesach has always been my favorite period in the Jewish calendar is because it's a story that lasts a lifetime. The Pesach story serves as our annual self-assessment; how do we personally reflect on our emancipation from Egypt, where we were once slaves; how do we carry ourselves as Jews in a society in which we remain the minority; do we read and learn and question our purpose year on year, or do we let our egos overtake our duty to our personhood and reject the Jewish way of life; how do we recognize the place of the global Jewish experience now in the stages of the Israelites' story; who is the generational enemy we contend with -- the newest Pharaoh -- and how are we going to liberate ourselves from the hands of their oppression; and how do we ensure that we can still eat and indulge and sing as though we're far above our regular social station, because Jewish survival is rooted in always remembering joy even when life's tribulations dare to stand in the way.