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ץחי

ל וֹד ג ַה י צ ח ַ ה תא ֶ םי פ ַצ מוּ ם י ַתּ שׁ ל תי ע צ מ ֶ א ה ה צ ַמ ַה ת ֶא ע ַצ ב י ת יַב ַה לַעַב

.ן מוֹקי פֲא ל

Yachatz

Take the middle matzah and break it into two,
one piece larger than the other. The larger
piece is set aside to serve as afikoman. The
smaller piece is put back, between the two

matzot.

Commentary:

The person leading the Seder breaks the middle matza
and hides the larger half in a napkin.

Question:
Why are there three matzot? Why do we break one? Why
the middle one? (Why are there so many crumbs? Why
did you break it in three, Dad?)

Answer:
Just as the poor man sets aside something for his next
meal, so we remember being poor slaves, and set aside a
portion for the future.

The middle matza is set aside for the afikoman. There are

three so that we can break one, and still have two, which
symbolize the double portion of manna that fell in the
desert on Shabbat and holidays.

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