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RebE, a gut vort. I think people who can recall arriving to free world appreciate what they got more than those who are born with it. Maybe Pesach is an opportunity to re-experience this and to try to pass to next generation. Seder often looks like an easy thing to do – we have a book, list of questions, matzah to point to … but if the ultimate goal is to fully pass to the next generation the feelings of gratitude and freedom, then we understand that this is a HUGE task, and all the tricks in the Seder and Hagada are helping us to move in this direction. We need all of them …

This is not limited to Jews who appreciate ability to ledan, but seems to be universal in the current age of migration. Most immigrant terrorists in Europe, for example, are 2nd generation. first generation appreciates the host country, but fails to pass the feeling to the next. Maybe we should invite them to the seder (now a cousin, after the 6th son)