Eating a sandwich of matzah and bitter herb | koreich | כּוֹרֵךְ

Our ancestors combined the matzah, bitter herb, and sweet Charoset into a Hillel sandwich or Koreich (which is sandwich in Hebrew). It’s named Hillel, after a famous Jewish leader, Hillel which is also why our group is called Hillel.

We take a piece of matzah, put some horseradish on it, and then the sweet charoset on top, then stack another piece of matzah on top to have a sandwich. Together they create a bittersweet sensation that combines how the Passover story is bitter in remembering our ancestors, but sweet in that we share a great meal together.


haggadah Section: Koreich
Source: A Different Night, Jewish Boston