The Jewish holiday of Passover begins tonight. On Friday, President Obama issued a statement (
full text) extending warmest wishes from him and his family to all those celebrating the holiday. The statement said in part:
The Seder, with its rich traditions and rituals, instructs each generation to remember its past, while appreciating the beauty of freedom and the responsibility it entails.
This year, that ancient instruction is reflected in the daily headlines as we see modern stories of social transformation and liberation unfolding in the Middle East and North Africa.
