To the sage Hillel, eating Matzah and Maror together was not a trivial matter. To him, slavery and freedom were merged into one historical event. The bread of poverty became the bread of freedom and should be tasted together with the bitter maror, so that one should know the bitterness of slavery and the joy of freedom. In time of freedom, we must not forget the bitterness of slavery; in times of oppression, we must keep alive the hope of freedom.


haggadah Section: Koreich