we eat matzah during Passover to commemorate the fact that in the desert the Jews could only make unleavened bread, therefore they made matza instead of actual bread. this passage explains how to set the table regarding matzot. it gives clear instructions on how to break the Matza. additionally, it gives the point of view of the Israelites in Egypt while enslaved and how they had to only eat matza.


haggadah Section: Yachatz