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Bitter is the first taste of freedom

I didn’t know how much I liked horseradish until my first seder meal.

I eat it on the matzah. I eat it with the charoset. I eat it with the lamb. I can’t get enough.

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Walking Through the Midbar

I am no stranger to the wilderness. 23 years ago I was suddenly and tragically thrust into the wilderness when my father died unexpectedly. In one moment my world, my idea of God, and my faith were shattered.

I was suddenly faced with the reality that the worst can happen even when you have “done everything right.”

A blog post from Sarah Nichols, our new 40 Orchards teacher.

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