What is the connection between eating matzah and escaping from Egypt? I know that the Jews left Egypt in such a rush, the dough didn’t have time enough to rise. The men would have been saying to their wives, “Honey we gotta go in 10 minutes, just grab some food and let’s go!!”
So they happened to eat matzah – who cares? It doesn’t seem at all significant. Why is matzah elevated to be main focus of the whole Pesach experience? I think Pesach is about freedom, not food!
Think about it. The Israelites had to rush out of Egypt so fast, they didn’t have time for their bread to rise. Why? Does that make sense? What was the rush exactly? The Egyptians had just been blasted with ten plagues as divine punishment for holding the Israelites captive, they were more than ready to let them go. So why rush things? Couldn’t they have spent the few extra minutes it takes to let the bread rise and make proper sandwiches for the trip?
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