Forty years after the Children of Israel were redeemed from Egypt, an entirely new generation, led by Moses’ disciple Joshua, finally entered the Land of Israel, reaching a long-awaited milestone!
The Seder tells the story of the Jewish people’s past but also points to their future. Though they remember the bitterness of slavery in Egypt they look forward to a rebuilt Israel with the Seder’s final statement of “Next Year in Jerusalem!”
For more than several centuries thereafter, Shiloh served as the spiritual heart and center of life for the Children of Israel where they made regular pilgrimages to bring offerings, chief among them the annual Passover offering.
