{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "differentiating-modern-day-egypt-and-israel-ancient-places", "title": "Differentiating modern day Egypt and Israel from the ancient places", "author": "Laurie Maxwell", "author_handle": "lauriejb", "author_initials": "LM", "covertext": "Thoughts about Mitzrayim and YisraelIn the wake of the revolutions throughout the Arab World, and particu- larly in Egyp...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p>Thoughts about Mitzrayim and Yisrael</p><p>In the wake of the revolutions throughout the Arab World, and particu- larly in Egypt, we want to acknowledge the distinction between \"mitzrayim\" — the narrow place, where the story we tell at Passover takes place — and Egypt, the modern-day nation state. We are not equating contemporary Egyptians with the pharaoh and taskmasters that appear in the Passover story. In the U.S., and worldwide, anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia saturate our media and our culture, and we must be vigilant to oppose it and interrupt it at every turn.</p><p>The word Yisrael (Israel) when found in the liturgy (religious text) does not refer to the modern nation/state of Israel, rather it derives from the blessing given to Ya’akov (Jacob) by a stranger with whom he wrestles all night. When the stranger is finally pinned, Ya’akov asks him for a bless ing. The stranger says,\"Your name will no longer be Ya’akov but Yisrael for you have wrestled with G-d and triumphed.\" </p><p><span><span><span> <span>When God took us out of <em>Mitzrayim, God</em> extricated us from the place of constricted opportunities, tight control, and narrow-mindedness, where movement was severely limited.<span>  </span>Each one of us has <span> </span>narrow places out of which we can expand with each other and grow and learn.</span></span></span></span></p><table><tbody><tr><td><div><h1><span><span>When God took us out of <em>Mitzrayim, </em> He extricated us from the place of constricted opportunities, tight control, and narrow-mindedness, where movement was severely limited.<span>  </span>Each one of us has <span> </span>narrow places out of which we can expand with each other and grow and learn..</span></span></h1></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>\"Yisrael\" in prayer we are referring to being G-d-wrestlers, not Israelis.</p>", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Jewish Voice of Peace.org", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Exodus Story", "slug": "exodus-story" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 179, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Differentiating modern day Egypt and Israel from the ancient places | Passover haggadah by Laurie Maxwell", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/differentiating-modern-day-egypt-and-israel-ancient-places", "og:title": "Differentiating modern day Egypt and Israel from the ancient places | Passover haggadah by Laurie Maxwell", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } } }, "contributed_by": { "author": "Laurie Maxwell", "handle": "lauriejb", "author_initials": "LM", "total_books": 7, "total_clips": 1, "total_followers": 0, "is_following": 0 }, "user_book": null, "clips_by_author": [], "clip_remake_history": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Differentiating modern day Egypt and Israel from the ancient places | Passover haggadah by Laurie Maxwell", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "keywords": "", "og:type": "article", "og:url": "https://www.haggadot.com/clip/differentiating-modern-day-egypt-and-israel-ancient-places", "og:title": "Differentiating modern day Egypt and Israel from the ancient places | Passover haggadah by Laurie Maxwell", "og:description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. Find artwork, family", "og:image": "" } }