(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Hebrew is the language of Liberty. (It really is)
Passover is about a promise and hope for the future in the form of the Messiah. Other than Messianic Jews, Jews missed out on the obvious fact that Jesus christ was and is the Messiah. The passover set the nation of Israel free from Pharoh and Jesus can set them free from their sins.
Well, for one thing, it's quite a bit more fun that Yom Kippur.....
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Indeed, even this article makes it more complicated than it is. The Jews celebrate Passover because in the Torah, G-d ORDERS them to do so.
There are many holidays to celebrate this or that or mark this or that occasion. There are few, even in Judaism that occur because the Deity INSTRUCTS the People to celebrate it and gives them detailed and lengthy instructions as to HOW to celebrate it. In fact, the following of the instructions becomes a central theme of the celebration.
I love Peshach and I celebrate it, vicariouosly, but celebrate it I do nonetheless. Because I am a Follower of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Moses.