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Yachatz ı ָחי

.ן ָמ ֹ וקי ִפ ֲא ָל ל ֹ וד ָג ַ ה י ִצ ֵח ַ ה ת ֶא םי ִפּ ַ צ ְמוּ םִי ַּ ת ְ ׁ ש ִל תי ִע ָצ ְמ ֶא ָה ה ָצ ַ מ ַ ה ת ֶא ע ַ צ ְבִי תִי ַּ ב ַ ה ל ַ ע ַּ ב

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.

One who knows?

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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