Faith Column: Yachatz — Cracks of light

Faith Column: Yachatz — Cracks of light

Editor’s note: Passover was celebrated April 12-20. Last Saturday and Sunday evenings, Jews around the world engaged in the ritual of the Passover seder. We gather around the table, we bless the wine, we dip the greens, and then, before the meal, before the storytelling even hits full speed, we break the middle matzah. This tradition is called: Yachatz. A ritual, a gesture, a crack. We haven’t left Egypt yet. We’re still in it.Still in the narro…