marvelous maror

Though it isn’t explicit in the Torah, bitter herbs are commonly held to be a symbol of the bitterness the Israelites felt when they were slaves in Egypt. By eating the herbs we feel bitterness ourselves, and can more easily imagine ourselves as slaves. When we dip the maror in the harroset we are associating the bitterness we feel with the hard labor the Israelites experienced at the hands of the Egyptians.

brendy eber


haggadah Section: Maror