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What is the Afikomen game?
An Afikomen game is where nothing happens in life
Why don't the Sephardic Jews hide the afikomen on passover?
Who told you that they don't.
Why do Jews search for the afikomen?
Although the answer is surprising, it is true. The Gemara Pesachim talks about putting out nuts for the children in order so that they should stay up and ask "Why is this night different from other nights?". The hiding of the Afikomen is for the same reason, to keep the children awake.
What is afikomen?
An afikomen is a matzoh eaten at a Passover seder.
What is your favorite part of the Passover?
My favourite parts are hearing the youngest ask the four questions and the negotiation to ransom back the afikomen from the children.
Why is the afikomen hidden?
From Wikipedia:'In some families, the head of the household hides the afikoman for the children to find, and rewards them with money or candy. In other families, the children "steal" the afikoman and ask for a reward for its return. Either way, the afikoman has become a device for keeping children awake and alert during the Seder proceedings, until the time it is needed for dessert.' For a complete tretis on the afikomen follow the link
What is the meaning to lookfor the matzoh?
The afikoman is a piece of matzoh that is set aside for the end of the seder meal. In order to keep the children awake at the seder meal which is held late into the night, many have a custom of hiding the afikoman-matzoh and letting the children search for it, and giving a prize to whoever finds it. In other families, it is the children who hide the afikomen who then 'ransom' it from the head of the table. The word afikomen itself means dessert. This practice was added to the Seder in in the Middle Ages.
Why do you brake the middle of the matza?
Breaking the middle matzah and hiding half is a `modern`addition to the Passover seder. Breaking off the piece called the afikomen (meaning dessert) and hiding it was added as a way to keep the interest of the children during the second half of the seder.
What does the word Afikomen mean in the haggadah?
It's a loan word in post-Biblical Hebrew imported from the Greek word epikomon or epikomion which means "the thing that comes after." In the context of a meal, it means "dessert." The half-matzah shared as the last bite of food at the Seder may make a miserable dessert, but after all, it is the bread of affliction.
What is the Afikoman on Passover?
In a pile of three pieces of matzo, the afikoman is a half of the middle piece of the pile. In some families it is hidden by the head of the household for children to find. In others, the children hide it and the head of the household has to ransom it back. The word afikomen means dessert. This was a 'modern' introduction into the Pesach (Passover) Seder as a way to keep the interest of the children present engaged until the end of the religious service.
What are the 15 stages of the Passover Seder meal?
The Passover Seder meal is a festive meal eaten on the first two nights of Passover. There are 15 steps done in the following order: 1. Kadesh - Recite Kiddush, first cup of wine 2. U'rchatz - Washing of your hands w/o a blessing 3. Karpas - The Appetizer - dip green herbs into salt water, eat 4. Yachatz - Breaking of the middle Matzah 5. Maggid - Tell the story of the Exodus, second cup of wine 6. Rachtzah - Wash your hands, w/ blessing 7. Motzi - Blessing of the unleavened bread 8. Matzah - Matzah is eaten 9. Maror - Bitter herbs are blessed and eaten (horseradish/romaine lettuce) 10. Korech - Matzah is dipped in bitter herbs and eaten 11. Shulchan Orech - The meal is eaten (often lamb) 12. Tzafun - Children search for afikomen, everyone eats a small piece (dessert) 13. Berach - Grace after the meal, third cup of wine 14. Hallel - Praise, read Psalms, fourth cup of wine 15. Nirtzah - Seder is complete, accepted, give thanks
Why three pieces of Matzah on the Seder plateera?
One of the 3 pieces of Matza - usually the middle one is used for Yachatz - the 4th part of the Seder - where the middle Matza is broken into 2 uneven pieces. The larger piece is kept for the Afikomen-dessert and the smaller piece - symbolizing Matza as the bread of affliction is kept on the Seder plate. Every meal on a Shabbat and Jewish festival requires 2 whole loaves of bread to be used during HaMotzi - the blessing over bread. Since on Passover bread is substituted with Matza, so we need 2 whole Matzot on the Seder plate. So we need 3 Matzot on the Seder plate: 2 for the HaMotzi, and one to be broken.
