BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION Guide to the Passover Plate
CHAROSET חרוסת
ZEROAH זרוע
(fruit and nuts) represents the mortar Israelite slaves used to make bricks, and reminds us of the sweetness of freedom
(roasted lamb shank bone) represents the Paschal lamb the Israelites sacrificed when they fled Egypt
BEITZAH ביצה
(roasted egg) reminds us of a sacrifice offered at the Holy Temple and are representative of the cycle of life
MAROR מרור
(bitter herbs) reminds us of the bitterness of the Israelites’ slavery in Egypt
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KARPAS & SALT WATER ( כרפסvegetable) represent the freshness and spring, and the tears of the enslaved Israelites
CHAZERET חזרת
(bitter herbs) reminds us of how the Israelites endured the bitterness of slavery