Why do we eat only matzah on Pesach?

By eating matzah we are reminded of the time when the Jews left Egypt and had no time to bake bread for their journey.  They put raw dough on their backs and the sun baked it into hard crackers called matzah.

Why do we eat bitter herbs, maror, at the Seder?

Maror reminds us of the bitter and cruel way Pharoah treated the Jewish people when they were slaves in Eqypt.

Why do we dip foods twice at the Seder?

We dip bitter herbs into charoset to remind us how hard the Jewish slaves worked in Egypt.  The chopped apples and nuts look like clay that the Jews used to make bricks for building Pharoah's cities and palaces.

Why do we recline at the Seder?

We lean on a pillow and recline to be comfortable, and to remind us that once the Jewish people were slaves, but now they are free.


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu