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#694: Our Special Kind of Bitterness

#694: Our Special Kind of Bitterness

A D'var Torah for your Seder

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A page from a Sarajevo haggadah. The bitter herb here is represented by the artichoke

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The מָרוֹר (maror), which means bitter herb, is an essential part of the Passover seder. Its inclusion is a reference to Ex. 1:14:

Ruthlessly they made life bitter for them with harsh labor at mo…

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