TWO NAMES SEEKING THE GOOD

Passover and the Holiday of Matzah are two of the names given to the holiday. G-d refers to the holiday as the Holiday of Matzah and the Jewish nation call it Passover.

The matzah represents the Jews listening to G-d’s commandment to leave Egypt immediately. They were in such a rush that the dough of the bread did not have a chance to rise and instead baked as matzah while still being carried on their backs. The name Passover represents G-d jumping over the Jewish homes as he killed the Egyptian firstborns.

G-d looks at the Jewish nation positively, recalling their rush to heed his command, and calls it the Holiday of Matzah. The Jews look at G-d positively and recall how He spared their homes, calling the festival Passover.