Lift the plate with the three matzot and raise the middle matzah for all to see. Then break the middle matzah in two and set aside the larger piece-this is known as the afikoman.

Leader: This is the bread of affliction that our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. 

All: Bread baked in haste is the only food for many today.

Leader: Let all who are hungry come and eat. Let all who are in need come and celebrate Pesach.

All: When we share our food, we honor our past. When we share our joy, we ease the spirit's hunger.

Leader: Now we are here. 

All: We know the taste of exile. Tonight, we sing of hope.

Leader: Now we are slaves. Next year may we be free.


haggadah Section: Yachatz