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I loved Ariel Sabar’s book, MY FATHER’S PARADISE: A Son’s Search for his Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq, and made it the topic of my column this week. With Passover fast approaching, I share a quote that speaks to the real point behind the seder:

“Jews had carried a flame into the hills of Kurdistan, and they carried it out, still burning, 2,700 years later. My father touched another candle to it and brought it across continents. I didn’t want it to die with me. If my children ever feel adrift, unsure of who they are, I want that candle to still be burning.”

A zissen Pesach to all.