We now wash our hands before eating matzah for the first time tonight.

When the Israelites left Egypt, they were in a hurry to get away from the Pharoah’s army. While on the run, they made matzah. Matzah is plain, rough, and fragile. It symbolizes the harsh journey of the Israelites out of Egypt, through the desert, to Israel. Keep thinking about that memory of suffering or oppression as you eat a piece of matzah, from either the top piece or the remaining part of the middle piece of matzah.


haggadah Section: Motzi-Matzah