<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">A great ambivalence is to be found in the symbolism of the Seder.<br class="">On one hand, the white kitel is a manifestation of joy and purity,<br class="">and on the other hand, it is also the shroud of death. An egg is a<br class="">token of mourning, but at the Seder it recalls the korban chagigah,<br class="">the additional sacrifice brought to assure joy on Pesach. The <br class="">matzah is the bread of affliction as well as the food of freedom baked in<br class="">haste as our forefathers rushed out of Egypt. <br class=""><br class="">The very word individual which refers to a single person ends with<br class="">DUAL. Pesach brings out the duality of man but through the unity<br class="">of the family, we are able to live with cognitive dissonance, paradox<br class="">and conflict.<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><b class="">“We may have different points of arguments from perspectives of belief, faith and religion.<br class="">But we must not hate each other. We are one human family.”</b> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><b class="">― Lailah Gifty Akita, (Think Great: Be Great!)</b></span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>