Matzah Crunches - April16, 2017

Here's a new ditty about matzah. Enjoy!
Matzah Crunches
April16, 2017
Rabbi Joe Black.

Open up a box, tear away the cellophane
Set it on the table, tell the story once again
Take out a piece of matzah, break it up and then divide it
Watch it very closely, 'cause someone's gonna hide it

You gotta crunch it when you munch it
With the herbs that are so bitter
Then you mix it with Charoset to taste and then consider
How our ancestors built bricks and were slaves to mean pharaoh
We remember it like yesterday though it was long ago.
(Mitzrayim is a Hebrew word that means a place that's narrow)

Four questions
Four sons
Four cups of wine we drink
For something's very special when we take the time to think
About the many ways we celebrate the freedom that God gave us
And all the times we needed a new miracle to save us.

Crunch some matzah:  we were slaves but now we're free
Crunch some matzah: it's quite a simple recipe
Just take some flour and water - make a simple batter
Bake it quick before it rises, keep it flat- then make it flatter

Some people eat it for 7 days or 8
No matter how you break it there'll be crumbs left on your plate
It reminds us of our freedom, but there's a contradiction
Cause the Torah teaches us that it's the bread of our affliction.

Open up a box, tear away the cellophane
Set it on the table, tell the story once again
Take out a piece of matzah, break it up and then divide it
Watch it very closely, 'cause someone's gonna hide it