What did the horse radish represent on the passover seder meal?

Answer 1

THE MAROR or "Bitter Herbs" (usually horseradish) is placed in the middle of the Seder dish and symbolises the Jew's' bitter suffering under the Egyptian yoke. directly below is the chazoreth, another piece of bitter herbs (or radish) commemorating the custom of eating maror sandwiched between two pieces of the matzoh.

Hope i helped! If you didn't understand here is the simple version: symbolises the Jew's' bitter suffering under the Egyptian yoke. :)

Answer 2

Horseradish is used as maror (מָרוֹר) - bitter herbs. Other bitter herbs such as green onions (which is common at Sephardic seders) can also be used. The Haggadah - the text which is recited during the Passover seder meal - tells us that bitter herbs are eaten to remind us of the bitter conditions experienced by the Hebrews during the time that they were slaves in Egypt

Answer 3

In the Pesach meal, horseradish represents the bitter taste of slavery.

Answer 4

it symbolises the mud that the Jewish slaves in Egypt used to build.

Answer 5

The Bible, in the Book of Exodus, says that "you shall eat it with bitter herbs and unleavened bread." So, the bitter herbs are eaten specifically because they were commanded, and without any need for them to symbolize anything. However, it's pretty obvious that the bitter herbs symbolize the bitterness of slavery, and consuming them is part of re-enacting the exodus, so that every Jew can feel as if he or she personally was liberated from slavery. The bitter herb need not be horseradish. Some Jews use bitter lettuce. Plant any lettuce in your garden and let it bolt -- that is, shoot up and begin to bloom. Taste the leaves at that point. They're awful.

Answer 6

Exodus 12:8 commands the Israelites to eat the Passover sacrifice with unleavened bread bitter herbs. Jews haven't eaten their Passover sacrifices since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70, but the bitter herbs are still part of the Seder ritual. The Bible isn't at all specific about what kind of bitter herbs, so Jews in different parts of the world have used a variety of herbs. Lettuce that has bolted, for example, can be wretchedly bitter. In northern Europe, where Passover frequently comes early enough in the spring that not many green herbs are available above ground, a bitter root such as a radish is an obvious choice, and horseradishes are very satisfyingly bitter.

Answer 7

Exodus 12:8 requires that the Passover sacrifice be eaten with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. Since the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Imperial Roman army in the year 70, Jews have not made sacrifices, but the commandment to eat unleavened bread with bitter herbs is still in force. Horseradish is an impressively strong herb popular for this purpose. Other bitter herbs are eaten in some families. The bitterness may represent, in some part, the bitterness of slavery.