"Jewish peoplehood comes first" Op-ed: Pesach a reminder that Judaism should unite us, not be a wall that divides us

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Pesach is the Independence Day of the Jewish people. It is when God’s promise to Abraham to turn his descendants into a great nation comes to fruition. Two central ideas characterize or have come to characterize this day, ideas which have and must continue to define the essence of our national identity.