[Mesorah] Davening: Pesach vs. Hag Hammatzos

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 04:28:54PM +0000, R. Rich Wolpoe wrote:
: In Tanach Hag Hammatzos
: Starts the 15th of Nissan [Hodesh Harishon]
: Pesach starts the 14th of Nissan

: In Talmud Pesach often appears to replace Hag Hammatzos.  

The reason we teach 1st graders is that "Chag Hamatzos" refers to our
obeying HQBH and eating matzos. Therefore, He calls the holiday by what
we do "for Him". We, however, call the holiday by what He did for us --
"pasach al batei BY".

I don't know the maqor, I just recall having to learn it for school,
and seeing it on my kids' worksheets. Probably every child was taught
that one.

Our use of "Chag haMatzos", what we did for Hashem, would therefore say
something about tefillah, but I'm not sure what.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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