The Jewish Community Relations Council, in partnership with JustLOVE and the AMOS Project, will be hosting a Freedom Seder on March 28, 2018 at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center Annex.
On April 4, 1969, on the one-year anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, in the basement of a church in Washington, DC, 800 people, half Jews, the rest black and white Christians, took part in the first Freedom Seder. Together they told the stories of their ancestors’ release from bondage, traversing the wilderness, and pursuing a life of freedom.
The story of the Exodus, the story of the first Freedom Seder, and the story that is happening right now – all of it is part of our journey towards peace. With each retelling, we bring to life the reality of the struggle for a just and free world. In this season we are reminded that all lives matter and that our sacred traditions hold wisdom for our current plight.
Join in song, prayer, and honest conversation with people of many faiths from all over Cincinnati in a Freedom Seder. Taste the Passover foods, sing the songs of liberation, learn, grow, and collaborate with pastors, rabbis, musicians and the founder and director of the "I AM Campaign" on Human Trafficking. Seekers of all ages are welcome.