We open the door for Elijah during the seder. What does it mean? Are we Jews secure in the world? What are the words we recite as we open the door? How do they reflect our posture, our confidence, our sense of security? Have they changed over time? What words would we write as Jews today, especially as part of a ritual of Jewish particularism, in our multi-cultural yet sometimes still-tribal world?
The opening music for this podcast is La’asok: Words: Liturgy, Melody: Rabbi David Paskin.
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Rabbi Menachem Creditor serves as the spiritual leader of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, CA. Named by Newsweek as one of the 50 most influential rabbis in America, he is a published author, musician, teacher and activist who has spent time working locally, in Ghana, and in the White House to amplify the prophetic Jewish voice in the world. His most recent books are "Peace in Our Cities: Rabbis Against Gun Violence" and "Siddur Tov LeHodot: A Transliterated Shabbat Prayerbook." A frequent speaker on Jewish Leadership and Literacy in communities around the United States and Israel, he serves on the board of American Jewish World Service, the Executive Council for the Rabbinical Assembly, and the Chancellor’s Rabbinic Cabinet for the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
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