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Just a tad of CHoroset
Just a Tad of Haroset (to the tune of "Just a spoon full of sugar") Chorus:Just a tad of haroset helps the bitter herbsgo down,The bitter herbs go down, the bitter herbs go down.Just a tad of Charoset helps the bitter herbs ...Yachatzcontributed by Eric Stone -
Yachatz: The MIddle Matzah of
The leader takes out the middle Matzah, breaks it in two and holds up both pieces.Reader 1: At every Passover seder, we break the middle matzah. In a few moments, we wi ...Yachatzcontributed by Phil Neuman -
Let All Who are Hungry, Come a
Ha lachma anya—this is the bread of affliction.At the seder we begin as slaves. We eat matzah, the bread of affliction, which leaves us hungry and longing for redemption. It remi ...Yachatzcontributed by Daniel Gropper -
Yachatz -- Redemption Begins w
Lift the plate with the three matzot and raise the middle matzah for all to see. Then break the middle matzah in two and set aside the larger piece as the afikoman, because more is ...Yachatzcontributed by Stephanie Friedman -
Break-et
Yachatz is the breaking of the matzah. Because March madness is in our midst and ...Yachatzcontributed by Marissa Oves -
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 -
Entering the Broken World
The Pesach story begins in a broken world, amidst slavery and oppression. The sound of the breaking of the matza sends us into that fractured existence, only to become whole again when we find the broken half, the afikoman, ...Yachatzcontributed by Mishael Zion -
Yachatz
Ritual ComponentLeader: No prayer is recited before we break the middle matzah on our Seder plate. This is a silent, reflective act. Reader: For we recognize that, like the broken matzah, we are incomplete, with prayers ...Yachatzcontributed by Lisa Marquardt -
The difference between Shmurah
By Eliyahu KitovIt is a mitzvah that the Passover matzot be made specifically for the purpose of fulfilling the obligation to eat matzot on Passover, as the verse (Exod ...Yachatzcontributed by Jay Karas -
Yachatz -- How To Break A Matz
Breaking the matza into only two pieces may someti ...Yachatzcontributed by Ben Herskowitz -
YACHATZ: BREAK THE MIDDLE MATZ
This is the bread of affliction which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. Let all who are hungry come and eat; let all who are needy come and celebrate the Pass ...Yachatzcontributed by Jessica -
Yahatz
We take the piece of matzah that rests in the middle of the pile. We hold it up for the rest of the guests to see, and we announce, "This is how God split the Red Sea." We break the matzah in half. The bigger piece we set aside to ...Yachatzcontributed by Michal Sagal
