Monday, Nissan 10, 5778 / March 26, 2018

The lighter side of Pesach

The Afikoman  -  One of the most exciting moments at the Seder is when the children hide (I don’t like using the word “steal”) the Afikoman and later negotiate a reward in exchange for its return.  The reason for this practice is so that the children will remain involved in the Seder and stay awake until the end when we eat the Afikoman. 

Little Heshele was known to be an exceptionally bright child.  Once, at the Seder table, Heshele hid his father's Afikoman as always.  When it was time to eat the Afikoman, his father asked for it.

"I will return it in exchange for a new coat!" Heshele replied mischievously.  After some discussion, his father agreed, but decided to teach his son a lesson about asking for such an expensive gift.

Upon receiving the Afikoman, Heshele's father distributed a piece to every one at the Seder table except to his young son!

"I will be glad to give you a piece... but only if you take back your request for a new coat!" his father said to Heshele, smiling triumphantly.

Now it was Heshele's turn to smile.  "I suspected you might make such a condition, so I saved a piece of the Afikoman for myself before I gave it back!"

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The Four sons-  Four times, with different expressions, the Torah commands us to tell our children about the Exodus.  Thus, in the Hagadah at the Seder we are told that The Torah speaks about four sons; the wise son, the wicked son, the simpleton and the child who doesn't know what to ask.

Four elderly women are sitting on a bench in Florida. No one is saying a word.  A half hour goes by, an hour... two hours.  Finally one of them sighs, "oy"; the other one says "oy vei"; the third one responds, "oy vei is mir."  The fourth one looks at them and says, "Enough talking about the children already!"

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Before Pesach we do a thorough cleaning of the house. We clean everywhere, even the cabinets.

It’s amazing what influence, his Jewish children, Jared and Ivanka, are having on the President. This why, now before Pesach, Trump is cleaning out his cabinet…  

HAVE A VERY GOOD, HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SUCCESSFUL DAY