Passover, like many of our holidays, combines the celebration of an event from our Jewish memory with a recognition of the cycles of nature.  As we remember the liberation from Egypt, we also recognize the stirrings of spring and rebirth happening in the world around us. The symbols on our table bring together elements of both kinds of celebration.

We now take a vegetable, representing our joy at the dawning of spring after our long, cold winter.


haggadah Section: Urchatz
Source: Jewish Boston