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Commentary:

We dip the green vegetable -- the symbol of nature's
renewal -- into salt water, which symbolizes the tears we
shed when we were slaves. We rejoice that the world is
green for us and for so many; we mourn for those for
whom it is not.

The Talmud explains that by beginning the Seder meal in
an unusual way, with a vegetable instead of with bread,
the children will be curious and ask, "Why are we
beginning the meal with a vegetable instead of bread?"
Once their curiosity is aroused, they will be more attentive
to the story of the Exodus. Why a vegetable? Just as a
vegetable serves as an appetizer, so too the unusual

things we do this evening are meant to whet the children's
curiosity.

K-ar-p-a-s

The letters of the word Karpas hint to us to be giving
people:

Ka--Kaf--Palm of hand
R--Reish--One who is impoverished
Pa--Peh--Mouth
S--Samech--To support

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