The Four Answers

1) On all nights we need not dip even once, on this night we do so twice!

 The salt water into which we dip the karpas represents the tears we cried while in Egypt. Similarly, the charoset (fruit-nut paste) into which the bitter herbs are dipped reminds us of the cement we used to create the bricks in Egypt.

2) On all nights we eat chametz or matzah, and on this night only matzah!

Matzah commemorates the fact that the bread did not have enough time to rise when the Jews hastily left Egypt.

3) On all nights we eat any kind of vegetables, and on this night maror!

The maror (bitter herbs) reminds us of the bitterness of slavery in Egypt.

4) On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this night we all recline!

We commemorate our freedom by reclining on cushions like royalty.


haggadah Section: -- Four Questions