We are free, but we remember when we were slaves.

We are whole, but we remember when we were broken.

The middle matzah is broken, but it is the larger part that is hidden.

The Future will be greater than the past, and tomorrow's Passover better than yesterday's Exodus. 

The prospect for the dreamed future are overwhelming to the point of making us mute. 

So it is in silence, without blessing,  that we break and hide the matzah, and long for its recovery and our redemption. 


haggadah Section: Yachatz