B’ nei Yisrael are refugees from Mitzrayim, having been enslaved and mistreated by Pharaoh and those in power. They seek asylum in the wilderness, and eventually find their way to Eretz Yisrael. The work I feel so privileged to do in my internship, while small in scope, is not small in meaning and impact for the people who I am helping. I am able to do this work while also being proud of who I am. The work itself is everything Am Yisrael is and stands for. We were once strangers in a strange land too. It is an integral lesson of our people ' s story that we recognize when others are strangers in strange lands. We must remember where we came from.
Let us remember and celebrate Yetziyat Miztrayim, and recognize and help those who may be struggling to leave their own Mitzrayim right now.
Chag Sameach, and Am Yisrael Chai!
Moshe Creditor is a Third-Year student at Binghamton University who is passionate about justice and environmentalism.
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