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Sometimes, at modern vegetarian seders, we substitute a fresh cut beet, to symbolize the blood of the lamb. When Pharaoh agreed to let the Israelites leave, they left so quickly that did not have time to let their bread rise. The unleavened bread baked on their backs in the heat of the sun. This is why we eat matzo on Passover. Soon after the Israelites left, Pharaoh changed his mind again. He sent his soldiers to capture the Jewish slaves, who were now at the shores of the Red Sea. The Jews looked back and saw the Egyptian army approaching. Even though they were 600,000 strong and the Egyptians numbered only 600, they were afraid. Legend tells us that one man, Nachson, bravely walked into the sea and others followed him. As they did this, the waters parted, allowing the Israelites to cross to the other side. When all the Jews had crossed, the waters swelled over and drowned the pursuing Egyptian soldiers.
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