“The moment of crisis, of rupture. Things fall apart—all seems broken and beyond repair. Yet our faith lives on-the faith that destruction will eventually lead to progress and renewal; sometimes things must be broken in order that they may be rebuilt. In the darkest of times, we must recall the greater process at hand.  Already at Yachatz, we await Afikoman.  At the moment of crisis, as the ‘bread of affliction’ is broken in two, we recognize this rupture as a stage in the redemption process, and we anticipate eating the matza of freedom.”

Rabbi Joe Kanofsky (2023)


haggadah Section: Yachatz