As Passover comes to a close, I want to connect the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian captivity to a current movement in Israel.  Though the Knesset has yet to pass a bill making it an official Jewish holiday, many Israelis celebrated Yom HaAliyah (Day of Aliyah) on Nisan 10.  (Jewish days begin at sundown, thus Nisan …

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