Happy Holidays

Today, I am heading off to Johannesburg to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover. I just wanted to say happy holidays to all my Jewish and non-Jewish readers. Passover signifies the period in history where the Israelites were freed from their bondage in Egypt. In celebrating this holiday in 2013, let us not only look to the past and remember the slavery that once was, but be aware of the present and all those who are currently enslaved. As we taste the salt water to represent the tears of our ancestors and eat the bitter herbs to represent the bitterness of our time of slavery, let us be reminded that the tears have not ceased to fall, the bitterness has not yet wane. Use this holiday time to reflect on the action you will take for a brighter future this coming year, so that next holiday season, we can call slavery a thing of the past, once and for all.