Of the almost exactly 200 days of torture we, the families of the hostages held in Gaza, have suffered through since Oct. 7, Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) and holidays are the worst. How can we celebrate anything when our loved ones remain in captivity in tunnels under Gaza? Within the heightened torment of holidays, Passover in particular expands the boundaries of agony. As one of the paramount texts of the Haggadah (the guidebook for the traditional Passover Seder) asks: mah nishtana haleila... Read this story
