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ןֵה וּל ֵאְו ,וֹתָבוֹח י ֵדְי אָצָי אֹל ,ח ַסֶפַּבּ וּלּ ֵא םי ִרָב ְדּ ה ָשׁל ְשׁ ר ַמ ָא אֹלּ ֶשׁ לָכּ:ר ֵמוֹא הָיָה ל ֵאיִל ְמַגּ ןָבּ ַר

רוֹר ָמוּ ,הָצ ַמ ,חַסֶפּ

Rabban Gamliel would teach that all those who had not spoken of three things on Passover had not fulfilled
their obligation to tell the story, and these three things are:

Pesach, Matza, and Marror

Pesach, Matzah, U’Maror ‐ Idan Binjamin (9th Grade)

Rabban Gamliel would say: Whoever does not discuss the following three things on Passover, has not fulfilled
his obligation: the passover offering, matzah and maror. Why are these three words essential to fulfilling the
obligation of Passover? Isn't drinking 4 cups of wine enough?

Pesach: the shank bone symbolizes the sacrifice that the Jews in Egypt gave to thank God for the miracle of
passing over their houses during the tenth plague in which all the Egyptians firstborn died. Just as the Jews
thanked God for passing over their houses in Egypt and protecting them from the fate of the Egyptians, we can
learn to thank God for the everyday miracles when we are spared from harm in the first place. We learn grati-
tude from the Pesach aspect.

Matzah: is the unleavened bread that the Israelites brought with them when they left Egypt. Matzah teaches
that God doesn’t need any time to prepare; He can save us in an instant. Since He can turn everything around in
a moment, we should never give up hope. Matzah represents the hope aspect of the 3.

Maror: is the bitter herb that reminds us of the tears that the Jewish people cried when they were slaves in
Egypt. It teaches that when we are going through challenging, seemingly bitter times, sweetness and light and
hope is always there. Our ancestors went through many hardships, but overcame them.

Pesach, Matzah, and Maror symbolize gratitude, hope and grit. God is spoonfeeding us miracles and we need to
cash them in. Every year when we sit around our Pesach table, we must thank God for giving us these presents.

Batyah Footnick—1st grade