element of the seder symbolizes part of the exodus story, as described for us by rabbi sharon brous of ikarwish group in los angeles dedicated to social justice. >> passover is the centerpiece of the jewish moral imagination and the jewish collective memory, and so every aspect of jewish liturgy, of the calendar, of the jewish experience in the world is in some way rooted in the experience of yetziat mitzrayim, of the exodus from egypt. our job as a community is to position ourselves spiritually, to prepare ourselves spiritually, so that we're ready when we go into our individual homes on seder night, that we're ready to receive the inspiration that will flow. the cleansing of our homes is part of the cleansing of the soul. this is part of the spiritual preparation. we live in this very paradoxical relationship with slavery, that's enunciated through the pages of the haggadah, the book that we use to guide us through the seder experience, in which we both articulate that we are free and we're celebrating our freedom, but also we are still slaves and maybe next year we'll be free. we recogni