Matzah is a symbol of the simple bread of poverty. Matzah reminds us of the great haste in which the Israelites fled from Egypt. For one week each year, matzah becomes the symbol of those days when people had little, reminding us that our lives are much more than the material things we have our own.

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

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu al achilat matzah.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who made us holy through obligations, commanding us to eat matzah.


haggadah Section: Motzi-Matzah