(From Barry Louis Polisar and Jewish Boston)

We now dip our food for a second time. (Note: In order to dip for this blessing, you'll need to use a maror that is dipable, not jarred horseradish. Instead, use parsley, horseradish root, or lettuce).

We will take a bit of the maror and dip it into the charoset to acknowledge that life is bittersweet. In creating a holiday about the joy of freedom, we turn the story of our bitter history into a sweet celebration. Dipping the maror into charoset doesn't totally eradicate the bitter taste, but the sweetness is that much sweeter.

All recite the following together:

.בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל אֲכִילַת מָרוֹר

Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu al achilat maror.

Praised are you, Adonai, our God, Ruler of the universe, who makes our lives holy through commandments, commanding us to eat the bitter herb.

Eat the maror and charoset together without reclining.


haggadah Section: Maror