As we approach Passover -- and we prepare to sing Mi Chamocha, the song that the Israelites sang after crossing the Sea of Reeds -- I am reminded that this holiday is often referred to as the season of liberation. And while Passover does indeed celebrate freedom, equally importantly, it affirms the Jewish belief that change is always possible. Just as a slave people can become a free people, so too can we change our lives and our world. This is a primary meaning of the seder night. Mah nishtanah halilah hazeh mikol haleilot, we say -- this night is different from all other nights. The way that it is isn't the way that it has to be. On Passover, we celebrate not only freedom, but the Jewish people's enduring belief that change is possible, our eternal belief in hope.
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