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We now focus on the Matzah which symbolizes not only the affliction of slavery, but also the potential for transformation.</p>\n\n<p><strong> <em>ha lachma anya</em> <em>: This is the bread of affliction our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt.</em> </strong></p>\n\n<p><strong> <em>As we go through the seder, the matzoh will be trans formed.  It will cease to be the bread of affliction and it will become the bread of hope, courage, faith, and possibility.</em> </strong></p>\n\n<p><strong> <em>Reader: </em> </strong></p>\n\n<p>Each person is invited to hold a piece of matzoh to mindfully feel its weight, notice its color, its shape, and texture.</p>\n\n<p>Resting the matoh on our open palms, we remember that the Passover story teaches that oppression and suffering result from fear and the unwillingness to open one's heart to the pain and the experiences of others.</p>\n\n<p>It was fear that brought about the enslavement of the Israelites and it was the hardening of the heart that kept the Israelites, the Egyptians and the Pharaoh in bondage,.  From fear and a hardened heart come vilolence, anguish and grief.</p>\n\n<p> <em>One person lifts the plate of three matzot.  We take a moment of silence and say\"</em> </p>\n\n<p><strong> <em>Ha lachma anya - This is the bread of affliction our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt.</em> </strong></p>\n\n<p>We return to silence and each raise up a piece of matoh<br />\nWe maintain silence while all at the same time, break our matzot in half.</p>\n\n<p>We listen to the sound of the bread of affliction cracking open.  As we hold the two pieces in our hands, se set an intention to break open and soften our hearts;</p>\n\n<p>We lace the matzoh back on the plate and continue the prayer:</p>\n\n<p><strong> <em>Let all who are hungry come and eat.</em> </strong><br />\n<strong> <em>Let all who are in need join us in this Festival of liberation.</em> </strong><br />\n<strong> <em>May each of us, may all of us, find our homes.<br />\nMay each of each, may all of us be free.</em> </strong></p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Rabbi Yael Levy, A WAY IN Jewish Mindfulness Program. www mishkan.org/a-way-in", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Yachatz", "slug": "yachatz" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 235, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Breaking the Middle Matzoh | Passover haggadah by Temple Sinai", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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