D.A.F.'s Moadim section

Highlighted entries are Halachah-related

1) Procedure -

What is the proper procedure for dipping the Maror in Charoses? Should it be dipped before or after reciting the Berachah?

2) Lesson -

What is symbolism in dipping the Maror in Charoses?

3) -

For more about the Maror, see the "Maror Zeh" section of Magid:

מָרוֹר	Maror
כל אחד מהמסבִים לוקח כזית מרור, מטבִילו בַחרוסת, מנער את החרוסת, מברך ואוכל בלי הסבה.	All present take a k'Zayis of Maror, dip into the Charoses, shake off the Charoses, recite the blessing, and eat without reclining.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה', אֱ-לֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ עַל אֲכִילַת מָרוֹר.	Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and has commanded us on the eating of Maror.