momo33me:The Jewish holiday of Passover is once again fast approaching As the Jews of the world
momo33me:The Jewish holiday of Passover is once again fast approaching As the Jews of the world and particularly those that live in Israel get ready to celebrate the Passover holiday or Pesach, This holiday commemorates the departure of the Israelites from Egypt. Pesach marks the birth of the Jewish people as a nation led by Moshe (Moses) over 3000 years ago. This is as much a celebration of their spiritual freedom as the physical liberation from slavery. In their haste, the Jews had no time to let the dough sit and rise. Rushed as they were, the Israelites did not have time to bake their bread, nor prepare any food, and the dough they kneaded did not have time to rise. The Children of Israel wrapped up their dough and their leftover matzah and bitter herbs in their clothing, placed the bundles over their shoulders, and walked joyfully out of the land of Egypt. The dough was baked in hot sun and eaten along with the bitter herbs. Passover marked the freedom of the Jews from slavery. While Jews in Israel get ready to celebrate “freedom”, they continue to oppress, kill, imprison, and starve others. The unleavened bread is now eaten with the leaves of organically grown lettuce which serves as the “bitter herbs” and is grown in many Jewish only colonies, built on the stolen lands of the Palestinians. While Jews around the world recite the traditional Passover prayer “may all those that are hungry eat”, before they commence their feast, those that are truly hungry in Gaza are NOT allowed to eat due to the inhumane closures and suffocating blockades imposed on them by the Israelis! In fact, thousands of Gazans had their homes, fields, and lives utterly destroyed and decimated by the Israeli army forcing them once again to brave the elements in tents while the Jews of Israel celebrate and feast, Gazans a mere few hundred yards away are being starved as if they existed in an entirely different universe For me, Pharaoh’s army was the Israel Defense Forces and we; the Palestinians were the persecuted Jews. Fleeing in fear, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs … something to think about this Passover … While the Palestinians still await their “deliverance” in hunger from modern day Pharaoh..!!! -- source link
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