Reeh 16:3 · unit 7
TT #374 · Parashas Reeh · Seventh Aliyah · Passuk 16:3
The Complete Passuk
לֹא־תֹאכַ֤ל עָלָיו֙ חָמֵ֔ץ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֛ים תֹּֽאכַל־עָלָ֥יו מַצּ֖וֹת לֶ֣חֶם עֹ֑נִי כִּ֣י בְחִפָּז֗וֹן יָצָ֙אתָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם לְמַ֣עַן תִּזְכֹּר֔ אֶת־י֤וֹם צֵאתְךָ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיֶּֽיךָ׃
You shall not eat leaven with it; seven days you shall eat with it matzos, the bread of affliction, for in haste you went out of the land of Egypt, in order that you may remember the day of your going out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.
Chabad.org — 16:3
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Pesachim .
Sefaria — Pesachim
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
לֶחֶם עֹנִי – מַה עָנִי שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ בִּפְרוּסָה אַף כָּאן בִּפְרוּסָה.
English: "Bread of affliction" — just as a poor person is accustomed to a broken piece, so here [the blessing is recited] over a broken piece.
On the daf / in context: The practice of breaking the middle matzah and reciting the blessing over a piece reflects the "bread of poverty."
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Pesachim) — the blessing is recited over a broken piece.
What Is Learned
The blessing over matzah is recited over a broken piece, reflecting the practice of a poor person.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah: Pesachim. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.