One of the well-known reasons we eat matzah on Passover is because when Bnei Yisrael left Mitzrayim, they left in a hurry. The dough did not have time to rise, and it became matzah. That is how we remember the geulah.

But when we look carefully in the Torah, we see something deeper. Even before they left Mitzrayim, they were already told to eat matzah with the Korban Pesach, and to continue eating matzah for seven days, as it says in Book of Exodus (Shemos) 12:18: “In the first month, on the fourteenth day in the evening, you shall eat matzot, until the twenty-first day in the evening.” At that point, nothing had yet happened. So why were they already commanded?

The Bnei Yissaschar explains that matzah and chametz are not just foods—they reflect how a person looks at the world.

When making matzah, you cannot stop. From the moment the water touches the flour, the dough must be handled the entire time. If you leave it even for a short while, it can become chametz. It is always being worked on.

Chametz........

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