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When the Nazis came and obliterated the Jewish existence as we new it, we never thought we could stand upright again. !ut loo at us now, sixty years later, "eshivas in #merica are stronger than ever, Jewish communities and shuls loo better than they ever did. We$re being treated li e e%uals, Jews are rising to the highest levels in the pro&essional and political worlds. We have been completely accepted into the #merican society. !ut maybe things may not be as good as they seem. ' recently heard this story about a (esach seder: Everyone: )sings* l$shana +aba$ah ,other: )crying* stop it, stop it, don$t you realize what you are saying- What you$re praying &or.ather: +oney, what, ' don$t get it, what$s bothering you,other: ' don$t want that next year .ather: Want what- What are you tal ing about,other: ' don$t want to be in Jerusalem next year. ' li e it here in New "or /ity. 0oo at what we have, the &reedom, the osher restaurants and the beauti&ul par s. Who needs 'srael, it is so much harder there1 we have everything we need right here .ather: 2on$t worry, it$s only the song we sing at the end o& +aggada. "ou$re right 3 what could Jerusalem o&&er us that we don$t we have- /ome on honey, sing with us1
+ow can it be our .ather doesn$t want to see us1 how can it be that we don$t care- +ow can we have &allen so &arThat$s what "irmayahu cried about so many thousand o& years ago, 5C6D, how could it be- That$s what we cry about tonight, how can it be. 5C6D. ))@?ure we have our beauti&ul homes and our com&ortable lives but what$s it worth i& our &ather won$t visit with us-A**