While the English Earl of Sandwich is generally credited for inventing the snack of his namesake, Hillel may have originated it two thousand years ago by combining matzah, a slice of paschal lamb, and a bitter herb. Jews no longer sacrifice and eat the lamb, so the Passover sandwich is only matzah, charoset, and a bitter herb now. This sandwich combines the bread of liberation, a remembrance of the bitterness of slavery, and the sweetness of being able to sit together today and have the seder meal.

Take a piece of matzah and spread both the spicy and sweet whip to make a sandwich. 


haggadah Section: Koreich