The 8 Food Elements of the Passover Table

1. The Salt Water – ‘Melah Mayim’.

       (To symbolise the tears of slavery and the        parting of the Red Sea)

2. The Parsley – ‘Karpas’.

       (To symbolise the arrival of spring)

3. The Roasted Egg – ‘Baytzah’.

       (To symbolise the burnt offering!)

4. The Bread – ‘Matza’.

       (To symbolise the bread of affliction)

5. The Apple Sauce Mixture – ‘Kharoset’.

       (To symbolise the sweetness of life)

6. The Bitter Herbs – ‘Maror’.

       (To symbolise the bitterness of life and sin)

7. The Roasted Lamb Bone – ‘Zeroah’.

       (To symbolise the Passover Lamb)

8. The Wine – ‘Yayin’.

       (To symbolise joy and the blood of the lamb)