Why Is This Night Different?

Each one of us is obligated to consider ourselves as coming out of Egypt. Here are some questions for our individual journey of liberation....

- What in my life do I experience as "Egypt" this year?

- In what ways have I been set free?

- Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt, means a "narrow place." How could my "narrow place" function as a place for growth?

- In what ways could I confront and express my powerlessness?

- What specific practical actions can I take?

- What outside my control can I trust to liberate myself?

- If I created three personal symbols from my own story which parallel those of the seder - the paschal lamb, matza, and the bitter herb -what would they be?

- What is my prayer as I take the steps in my journey of liberation?

From "The Outstretched Arm", Volume 2: Issue 1, Spring, 1999