Ceremony and Celebration Family Edition, The Hagim, Pesah, Pesah, Matza, Maror, Deep Dive
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The Pesaḥ lamb symbolises freedom. The bitter herbs represent slavery. Matza combines both. It was the bread the Israelites ate in Egypt as slaves. It was also the bread they ate when leaving Egypt as free people. Why do the symbols of freedom precede the bitter herbs of slavery? Surely slavery preceded freedom? The hasidic masters answered: only to a free human being does slavery taste bitter. Had the Israelites forgotten freedom, they would have grown used to slavery. “The worst exile is to forget you are in exile.”
REFLECT Why is it important to remember and experience both slavery and freedom on this night?