Senator Phillips' Passover Message

I want to take this opportunity to extend greetings to all my friends in the Jewish Community. Passover is a holiday rich in symbolism as the Jewish people commemorate and celebrate their deliverance from slavery in Egypt centuries ago. Jewish tradition instructs that one should observe the Passover experience as if they themselves were the ones liberated.

The Jewish struggle for freedom and dignity long ago resonates in our society today. Recent acts of hate and bigotry around the US remind us that society is not free from the worst impulses of bigotry and intolerance and that we must be vigilant in combating them.

Happy Passover to all.

Chag Kasher v'Sameach