Welcoming the Stranger:
A Movement Seder
Sunday, April 6th | 4 pm - 7 pm | The BOX AT SIJCC
Join us as we retell the Jewish passover story of forced migration, exile, and liberation, and reflect on the lessons for our moment. A full meal will be served.
$54 Early Bird Tix (Before March 10th)
$72 General Admission
Led by Rabbi Susan Goldberg of Nefesh, we will retell the Jewish Passover story—a journey of forced migration, exile, and liberation—while uplifting the voices of immigrant communities that make our city vibrant and resilient. As we reflect on the lessons these stories hold for our time, we will commit to living our values and fighting for the rights of migrants and refugees, here and everywhere.
Today, across our beloved city, this country, and around the world, people are living in pain and fear, longing for a place to call home. The miraculous escape from bondage in Egypt is central to the story of the Jewish people but also universal. It is the story of a family seeking refuge from famine, finding shelter in a new land, and later enduring oppression under a capricious ruler. This journey—from migration and oppression to liberation—resonates across generations and traditions.
While we recount the full Exodus story once a year at Passover, it is woven throughout Jewish liturgy as an enduring reminder to “love the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” That moral imperative feels more urgent than ever, as the Trump Administration intensifies its campaign against those seeking refuge.
