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After a deadly hate crime shooting in 2014 at the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park, Kansas, our community was devastated. From this act of pure hatred, a silver lining emerged.

Before the Enlightenment and modernity (circa 1800), Jews never had equal political rights anywhere. We were physically persecuted at the will of the government.

There’s a silly little cartoon I’ve seen a few times. An older man, one arm around his son, the other in a grand sweep before him, says, “Someday, son, this will all be yours!”

Jewish people are told that in every generation, we must see ourselves as if we personally left Egypt. If Jewish journalists saw themselves in the midst of the Exodus story, what angle about the story should they report on? The Chronicle asked community rabbis, and the following had some advice:

At the Seder, we all sing “Dayenu” and list what would’ve been enough for G-d to do, then revel in the fact that He did more.

The following is an abridged Passover sermon.

I have always been fascinated by museums, by the quiet decisions behind them.

With the exception of the Chumash (the Five Book of Moses with haftarah and often commentary), the Haggadah is likely the most opened book in the pantheon of Jewish literature.

Modern Jew that I am, my religious practice requires extensive use of the internet. I just Googled: “Could the Israelites see the moon when they fled from Egypt?”

Kol ha-kavod to Sasone on its 30 years of service to the children and families of the Kansas City Jewish Community!

I’m not sure you’ve heard (are you living under a rock?), but we’re just months away from being center stage.