Apr 7, 2025 | Eshel Out Loud
On Pesach, before we can begin to tell the story of yetziat mitzrayim, we perform Yahatz by breaking the middle of our three matzot in two. Pesachim 115b-116a outlines the rationale for this practice: lehem oni, or poor man's bread, is always broken. This is either because whole loaves are more expensive, whereas broken loaves can [more]
