Before reciting the blessing hamotzi, one should lift all the matzos (the two complete matzos and the broken half between them).

Ba-ruch a-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hey-nu Me-lech ha-o-lam, Ha-motzi le-chem min ha-a-retz.

Praised are you, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who brings bread from out of the earth.

בְָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶֽחֶם מִן הָאָֽרֶץ:

After reciting this blessing, the third (bottom) matzah is put down, and the blessing al achilas matzah is recited while holding only the upper matzah and the half of the middle matzah.

Ba-ruch a-tah A-do-nai, E-lo-hey-nu Me-lech ha-o-lam, A-sher ki-di-sha-nu ba-mitz-vo-tav, vi-tzi-va-nu Al a-chilat ma-tzah.

Praised are you, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who makes us holy through Your commandments, and commands us to eat Matzah.

 בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתַָיו וְצִוָּֽנוּ עַל אֲכִילַת מַצָּה:

Distribute and eat the top and middle matzah for everyone to eat.


haggadah Section: Motzi-Matzah