As Jewish people around the world celebrate Passover the only time G-D directly redeemed a people from slavery we must also consider the obligations around being such a chosen people. For while over the next week our non-Jewish friends will enjoy delicious breads,cookies and cakes ours will be just flat unleavened mixtures. The story of Our Torah/Bible teaches us that being a chosen people brings many more restrictions and obligations in our daily life. While you’re enjoying that BLT I’ll be eating just the LT or at least a Turkey form of that B. Those that are not Jewish can get away with Murder (sorry not that far) but you get the drift and not face any of our consequences. We have had our glory days when we’ve kept those rules in effect and fallen many times when we haven’t. It is not only the rules (to numerous to mention) in this blog piece that a chosen people is commanded to follow but more importantly how those rules help us to become better people to our fellow Jews and Non Jews wherever and whatever we do. For being chosen is not only a right but a responsibility that we must work everyday to earn in the way we treat others with the same love and caring that we want G-D to show to us. Passover shows the world’s peoples that G-D can redeem us no matter how hard our circumstances might appear to be and that is why I say Happy Passover to all may G-D’s miracle’s play a role in all our life’s.