Passover Food Meaning

Question 1

Dipping the Parsley

Answer 1

Next, a green vegetable -often parsley - is dipped into salt water.
• This reminds Jews of the sweat and tears of the slaves
• TheParsleyisasymbol of the fresh start God gave the Israelites

Question 2

Matzah

Answer 2

Matzah reminds Jews of the speed with which they left Egypt.

Question 3

Bitter Herbs

Answer 3

Bitter herbs – such as horseradish – are eaten (with matzvah) to symbolise the bitter suffering of the slaves in Egypt

Question 4

Charoset

Answer 4

This tasty mixture of chopped apples, walnuts and spices represents the mortar used to make the bricks to build Pharaoh’s buildings.
The sweet taste symbolizes freedom.
The bitter herbs are dipped into the charoset

Question 5

Roasted egg

Answer 5

A symbol of the harshness of the Egyptians
• The new life offered to the Jews by God
• the egg is not acctualy eaten

Question 6

Lamb Bone

Answer 6

A symbol of sacrifice of the lamb, shown with blood on the door post of each Jewish home on the night of the Passover (and later sacrificed at the Temple).
The blood of the lamb marked the Israelites out as the People of God
The bone is not eaten!