P esach 5777
“This matzah that we eat for what reason?” (Haggadah shel Pesach)
In Devarim (16:3) it says: “For seven days you shall eat the bread of affliction for in haste you went out of the land of Egypt.” Rashi explains that “bread of affliction” reminds us of the slavery in Mitzrayim. Yet the second half of the pasuk seems to imply that we eat matzah because there was no time during our hasty salvation for the dough to rise.
Ramban explains that matzah encompasses both aspects. To appreciate the salvation we must understand the enslavement.
Let’s give a mashal. An orphan is raised by his uncle who gives him everything to succeed. When the nephew gets married he says to his uncle “By the way thanks a lot.”
