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Matzah: Bread of Affliction, B
A WAY IN Jewish Mindfulness ProgramHaggadah Supplement MATZAHBread of Affliction, Bread of Hope and Possibility Ha lachma anya—This is the bread of affliction our ances ...Yachatzcontributed by A Way In -
Breaking the Matza
The matza represents brokenness. As the matza is broken in half, the broken piece is set aside for the afikoman, which when found toward the end of the seder, symbolizes renewed wholeness and redemption. In my broken-heartedness, ...Yachatzcontributed by Jael Braemer -
Break the Middle Matzah
These three Matzot are certainly not enough to feed us all tonight. What could they symbolize? Our sages offer a variety of explanations. Among these, they suggest that the Matzot represent the three ancient branches of the Jewish ...Yachatzcontributed by Jael Braemer -
Freedom Seder- Yachatz
By breaking bread and setting it aside: [Someone at each table: Break the middle matzah or other bread of the poor in two. Put the larger piece aside, leaving the smaller on the plate. Uncover the remaining piece of bread, lift up ...Yachatzcontributed by Shalom Center -
Breaking the Middle Matzah
A Tunisian custom is to say “This is how God split the Red Sea” and then break the middle matzah. Israelis of Yeminite origin wrap the afikomen in a napkin and places it over his shoulder throughout the chanting of the H ...Yachatzcontributed by Rabbi Zoë Klein
