Dvar Torah | Passover: Freedom and Shared Responsibility

March 17th, 2026
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As we prepare to gather around the Seder table, this reflection by Rabbi Mauricio Balter invites us to look beyond memory and ritual, and to consider what freedom demands of us today.

In a time marked by uncertainty, rising antisemitism, and ongoing challenges to religious pluralism, the message of Pesach calls on us to strengthen our shared responsibility as a global Jewish people. This piece explores how the values of arvut hadadit, dignity, and unity continue to shape MERCAZ’s work in Israel and around the world, reminding us that the story of freedom is not only inherited, it is also lived and protected in every generation.

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