tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671731348810559605.post6378929102532915659..comments2023-06-28T05:16:41.823-04:00Comments on a cuppa tee: My first ever Passover Seder.teehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17437592625479479144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671731348810559605.post-28438583074834990732010-04-04T23:56:34.048-04:002010-04-04T23:56:34.048-04:00Well done, Dad! Thanks for adding the answers =)
...Well done, Dad! Thanks for adding the answers =)<br />Happy Eastover!teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437592625479479144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5671731348810559605.post-8775359386709787472010-04-03T20:13:50.730-04:002010-04-03T20:13:50.730-04:00Since you mentioned them, I decided to look for th...Since you mentioned them, I decided to look for the answers. Here they are: <br /><br />1. Why do we eat only Matzoh on Pesach and not all kinds of breads and crackers like other nights?<br /><br />When Pharaoh finally ordered Jews to get out of Egypt after the tenth plague, they were in such a hurry to get away from slavery that they hadn't time to let their dough rise and bake their bread. Thus, they took the raw dough with them on their journey and baked it into hard crackers in the hot desert called Matzoh. Thus, we eat only Matzoh on this day to remind us of their struggles.<br /><br />2. Why do we eat bitter herbs or Maror at our Seder?<br /><br />Maror or the bitter herbs are eaten to remind us of the bitterness of slavery and harsh and cruel ways in which Jewish people were treated as slaves under the Pharaoh in Egypt.<br /><br />3. At our Seder, why do we dip the parsley in salt water and the bitter herbs in Charoset?<br /><br />Parsley represents new life and Spring while salt water represents tears of Hebrew slaves. Parsley dipped in salt water thus represents new life that emerged from the tears and hardship of the Jewish slaves. Bitter herbs dipped into Charoset represent the bitter days of slavery. Charoset has a coarse texture like clay used to make bricks for the Pharaoh's buildings.<br /><br />4. Why do we lean on a pillow while eating tonight and do not sit straight like other nights?<br /><br />Leaning on a pillow signifies the comforts of freedom. As slaves, our ancestors had little comforts. Thus, we lean on a pillow to assert that we are free now and can sit straight or lean on a pillow as much as we like.Magdalena CACAO BEAN Chocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747124970281079783noreply@blogger.com