This week, Jews around the world have retold the Passover story in traditional seders. A painful history — the bondage, oppression and eventual liberation of Jews in Egypt — collides with the painful present: missiles fired from Iran, retaliation by Israel, war in Gaza, the surge of antisemitism around the world. Our history has taken us from building pyramids somewhere near Giza to dismantling terrorists in Gaza. Traditionally, the Passover seder begins with the youngest person present asking the Four Questions (Ma Nishtana in Hebrew). These questions set the context for why the Passover night is different from all other...