The Discussion

• Editor

  Pesach is clearly the most family oriented holiday in the Jewish calendar. This element of the Seder is also engraved… Pesach is clearly the most family oriented holiday in the Jewish calendar. This element of the Seder is also engraved in the Halacha . On the other hand, Pesach is notorious for its Jewish and universal  is message of freedom. see for example a this  captivating dialogue  between Senator Joseph Lieberman and  Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks . The puzzling question is  how does the family orientation correlate with the strong universal  message of freedom?   (צפיה בדעה במקור)

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  Ana Perlov

  Last year I came upon a  fascinating book, "Escape from Freedom",  by the Jewish psychologist  Erich Fromm . In his… Last year I came upon a  fascinating book, "Escape from Freedom",  by the Jewish psychologist  Erich Fromm . In his book he make a distinction  between what he calls  'freedom from' and 'freedom to'. The first is the most  known for example  - slaves becoming free (both in Egypt ,African Americans ). Basically it is the freedom from any constraints imposed by other people . These include not only physical  limitations but also cultural and  as social conventions) . But according to Fromm it is not enough: 'freedom to' reconnects man with others "that goes beyond the superficial bonds of conventional social intercourse: "... (צפיה בדעה במקור)

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  Ori Shechter

  I once saw a fascinating Ted talk that claims that in our generation we are less free because we are… I once saw a fascinating Ted talk that claims that in our generation we are less free because we are more free: , Our overwhelming almost infinite freedom of choice. has made us not freer but more paralyzed, (צפיה בדעה במקור)