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Karpas: (lit. "greens") the vegetable on the Passover seder plate that is dipped in saltwater and eaten at the beginning of the seder
Eat a small piece of vegetable dipped in salt water, recalling the tears the Jews shed during their slavery in Egypt, after you say the appropriate blessing.
On a basic level, that is exactly why we do it—so you should ask the question “why?”
Short insights to make your Passover experience more meaningful
Ingredients and placement
A non-bitter root vegetable alludes to the backbreaking work of the Jews as slaves. The Hebrew letters of the word karpas can be arranged to spell “perech samech” . . .
The Talmud does not specify which vegetable to use for karpas—any vegetable is acceptable, except those used for maror.
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