כפר לעמך ישראל אשר פדית
Simply, asher Padissa, “Which You redeemed,” is an appellation which applies to Klal Yisrael throughout the generations. We are, and will continue to be, the nation who Hashem redeemed and continues to redeem from bondage and adversity. Hashem redeemed us from Egypt, which, as mentioned in the Haggadah Shel Pesach, was the preeminent liberation of our people. Had our ancestors not been redeemed, we would today still be in Egypt enslaved to a contemporary Pharaoh. Thus, asher Padissa is a reference to our redemption throughout the ages as a result of that first redemption from Egypt. Ibn Ezra contends that…