NZ Friends of Israel Association Inc
Fighting racial intolerance in New Zealand and beyond
This is a very, very difficult time and it becomes really acute when we see it from the perspective of Pesach.
This year we’re clearly dealing with an enormous phenomenon. Just today, the General Secretary of the United Nations has called this “the greatest challenge facing humanity since World War II”.
So anything that I have to say, I say with absolutely humility and with hesitancy, because none of us know for sure what all of this means. But let me, in any case, share some thoughts with you.
In April 2014, Tony Kan gave an address on Pesach (Passover). In his address, he gave a summary of the traditional Passover Seder, and discussed some major themes that arise from the material. In particular he focused on the themes of Jewish identity and Freedom from Slavery.
His discussion of Jewish Identity covered the complex issues which arise when this topic arises as it is not just a question of race, but faith and other issues.
Freedom from slavery is a marquee theme of Passover and he discusses the biblical basis for why this injustice should be fought by all believers. Kan also gives survey of Modern Slavery and gives evidence of its presence in modern New Zealand.
The compressed PowerPoint presentation with embedded notes may be downloaded from here.
