I wrote this several years ago, and out family has been using it at our Seders. I you like, please feel free to pass it around your friends:
WHO ARE WE?
Who Are We?
We are Jews - born in Hardship, formed by History, strengthened by Adversity, molded by Tradition, armed with Torah, tempered by Knowledge, clad in Scholarship, made invincible by Freedom. We are a tribe of the city and of the field, of the desert and of the battleground. We are a people whose sons and daughters will endure as long as the spirit of the Lord and of Freedom beats in our hearts.
Who Are We?
We are Jews. To be a Jew is to throw off the shackles and chains of slavery, and to let your mind run free and naked wherever it would go. To be a Jew is to stand ALONE against the everpresent and overwhelming forces of Hatred, and to know you will NEVER let that HATRED pass. To be a Jew is to hold your youngest child in your arms, and to unashamedly let tears of Joy and Beauty course down your cheeks. To be a Jew is to live life to its fullest during the day, then to walk in fear and wonder along the paths of Tradition set forth by our forebears to touch the Lord at our sacred times.
Who Are We?
We are Jews. We were born of the Lord's Thunder at Sinai, and like the winds, have scattered to the four corners of the Earth. We are a proud people, descendants of Abraham and Sarah, children of Jacob, oath-takers of Moses, who delivered us from bondage and brought us Torah. We make mistakes, but we are always responsible for our actions, and we never give up. If we cause harm, we fix it, because that is the Lord's way.
Who Are We?
We are Jews . We are a FREE people - leader and follower, teacher and student, merchant and artisan, builder and creator, from the lowest to the highest. We seek knowledge, wisdom, justice, generosity, honor, courage and, above all - Freedom. We live by the strength of our wits and our arms in a hostile World, and succeed by the blessings of our family and community.
Who Are We?
We are Jews. We are all naked at birth, and we follow our fate as the winds of Sinai blow, whether that be philosopher or king, lover or warrior. We all have mud between our toes, and even a king must sweat and groan before the plow.
Who Are We?
We Are Jews - born in Hardship, formed by History, strengthened by Adversity, molded by Tradition, armed with Torah, tempered by Knowledge, clad in Scholarship, made invincible by Freedom. We are a tribe of the city and of the field, of the desert and of the battleground. We are a people whose sons and daughters will endure as long as the spirit of the Lord and of Freedom beats in our hearts
Who are We?
We are Jews. And we will endure.
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