Commentary for Berakhot 78:8
אמר רב פפא הכל מודים בפסח שמניח פרוסה בתוך שלמה ובוצע מאי טעמא (דברים טז, ג) לחם עוני כתיב
Rab Pappa said : All agree that on Passover one should place the piece together with the whole and break them both. What is the reason ? "Bread of affliction" (Deut. xvi. 3) it is written.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
The poor man usually has to say his benediction over a piece rather than over a whole loaf ; therefore over the unleavened bread, we should use a piece for the benediction.
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