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What does Pesach commemorate?

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What does Pesach commemorate?.

  1. A.The creation of the world
  2. B.The liberation of the Israelites from Egypt
  3. C.The giving of the Torah
  4. D.The harvest festival

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The Seder Meal

The Seder meal is a ritual feast that marks the beginning of Pesach. It includes symbolic foods, readings from the Haggadah, and the asking of four questions.

Symbolic FoodsSignificance
MatzahRepresents the haste of the Exodus
MarorBitter herbs symbolizing the bitterness of slavery
CharosetA mixture representing the mortar used by the Israelites
KarpasA vegetable symbolizing spring and renewal
Z'roaA shank bone representing the Paschal lamb
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