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Shareבְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדוֹר חַיָּב אָדָם לִרְאוֹת אֶת־עַצְמוֹ כְּאִלּוּ הוּא יָצָא מִמִּצְרַיִם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְהִגַּדְתָּ לְבִנְךָ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא לֵאמֹר, בַּעֲבוּר זֶה עָשָׂה ה' לִי בְּצֵאתִי מִמִּצְרַיִם. לֹא אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בִּלְבָד גָּאַל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, אֶלָּא אַף אוֹתָנוּ גָּאַל עִמָּהֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְאוֹתָנוּ הוֹצִיא מִשָּׁם, לְמַעַן הָבִיא אוֹתָנוּ, לָתֶת לָנוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשָׁבַּע לַאֲבֹתֵינוּ.
In every generation, each of us is obligated to feel as though we personally took part in the Exodus from Egypt; as the Torah says: "And you shall tell your child on that day, 'It is because of what God did for me when I came out of Egypt.'" (Ex. 13:8) For it is not only our ancestors whom the Holy One, blessed are You, redeemed from slavery, but we were also redeemed with them. As the Torah says: "God brought us out from there so that the Eternal might lead us to and give us the land which God promised to our ancestors." (Deut. 6:23)
Translation from: The Traditional Egalitarian Passover Haggadah, Leona S. Green
- What does it mean to feel as though you personally took part in the Exodus?
- How are you leaving Mitzrayim (narrow, confining, small place) this year?