[Fredslist] Science fiction meets Passover

[Raj Goel, CISSP]

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From: jkapner at brainlink.com
Sent: Sun Mar 17 13:13:26 EDT 2013
To: CISSP Raj Goel <raj at brainlink.com>
Subject: Here is another Passover article


For the Sci Fi fan (old style)





In the section called the “Four Questions,” the Passover seder 
very wisely recognizes that different children learn differently, 
depending on their disposition, level of knowledge, age, etc. Here’s 
how I got my kids to care about the Four Children at our seder last 
night:


Obi-Wan Kenobi as the Wise Child: The wise child almost always follows 
the rules. He wants nothing more than to learn from his teachers and 
to use his learning for the good of others. A lifelong learner, he 
embodies the spirit of tradition, and uses his skills to live those 
traditions and pass them on.


Anakin Skywalker as the Wicked Child: Why is this child wicked? Not 
because he is not learned; he knows enough to ask questions! And not 
because he doesn’t care; he is sitting at the seder table (or the 
Jedi council, as the case may be). His problem is that he separates 
himself from those around him, and in so doing, he becomes 
increasingly self-centered. The wicked child’s choices are about 
what is best for him and him alone. If others have to suffer to 
accomplish this, so be it.


Jar Jar Binks as the Simple Child: The simple child is not the 
cleverest or most knowledgeable, but his heart is in the right place. 
He asks unsophisticated questions, but he cares deeply about what is 
right. If we explain simply, and encourage him to participate as an 
equal, he will grow in his understanding and skill and can make a real 
contribution.


Luke Skywalker as the Child Who Does Not Know How to Ask: The fourth 
child has not had the benefit of having been taught. Either because he 
is too young, or because he simply had no access to the proper 
education (or because he was being hidden from his Sith Lord father in 
an effort to save him and the galaxy from destruction). He is not 
simple, and he is not wicked, but he lacks the knowledge that he needs 
and does not even know where to begin asking questions. He can be 
taught, and he can become a great leader, but he needs guidance.


Rabbi Micah Streiffer is the rabbi of Temple Kol Ami in Thornhill, 
Ontario, Canada, where he lives with his wife and three sons. He was 
ordained at the Cincinnati campus of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish 
Institute of Religion in 2007.
Originally published at Chutz Mizeh - Otherwise...
Published: 3/05/2013

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