On Monday at sunset we will celebrate our Jewish Roots for the 27th year with a Passover Seder. We have a lot of memories over the years and I always look forward to eating this special meal with its unique foods and order of celebration. One of my favorite memories over the years is the hiding of the Afikomen matza. The Rabbi, or my husband in our home, places three pieces of matza (unleavened bread) in three pockets of a bag called the Afikomen. The Afikomen is placed on the table with other elements. At the beginning of the Seder, the rabbi removes the middle matza, breaks it in half, and hides the half in a linen napkin somewhere in the room. Towards the end of the night, just after the Seder meal is eaten, the rabbi turns to the youngest person, usually a child, and asks him to find the hidden matza. He then rewards the child usually with some chocolate candy. We’ve asked Jewish people why this is part of the ritual and most reply that they do not know what it represents. I’ve rea...
Ha! Ha! Ha! Oh that was funny my friend. I need to use that!!
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Kim
That is hilarious!! I can fit in mine too!!
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Love it! And I can too!
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one sister Mary! LOL. Have a great weekend and Happy Independence Day! God bless.
ReplyDeleteHa,ha...very cute!!
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Oh, I needed that, lol! Thanks ever so for sharing the laughter!
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Very funny, lol
ReplyDeleteThis cracks me up! I still fit into mine, too. ;-)
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