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Let My People Go—Not Stay: Passover and Jewish Immigration Enthusiasm

By Charles Bloch

The Jewish holiday of Passover, which is now on the fourth of seven days, is now being used to promote Open Borders.

This should not be too surprising. Jews are unfortunately over represented in the Open Borders lobby. Said lobby manages to turn every holiday—both religious and secular—into an excuse for immigration enthusiasm. And unlike say Christmas or Fourth of July, there at least appears to be some semblance of a connection between Passover and immigration.

For those who are not familiar with the holiday, Passover, along with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is the main religious holiday for Jews (as opposed to the manufactured holidays like Hanukah.)

Passover celebrates the biblical exodus of the Jews from Egypt.

In the Book of Genesis, Joseph interprets the dreams of Pharaoh and predicts a famine. In gratitude, Pharaoh allows the Jews into Egypt where they prosper. Later, a less benevolent Pharaoh enslaves the Jews, and they remain in bondage for four hundred years. As their numbers multiply, he fears that they will revolt so he orders the death of all newborn Israelite boys.

One Israelite sends her son Moses in a basket in the river to avoid this fate. He is found and adopted by the Pharaoh’s daughter. Moses, aware of his true pedigree, becomes the leader of the Israelites after a revelation by God. Moses demands that the Pharaoh free the Israelites. Pharaoh refuses. In retaliation God sets ten plagues upon the Egyptians, culminating in sending an Angel of Death to kill all first-born boys The Israelites’ houses are “passed overâ€