Boston YMHA Hecht House

              custom for a child to "steal" the Afikoman and ask a ransom for its
return* This custom was introduced in order to onlivon the closing
pax-ts of tho Seder,
10. Reclining: The master of the house reclines on a cushion when he
chinks his wine and eats his first piece of matzo. This comfortable
posture was a symbol of freedom and independence in anciont lands,
11. Haggadah: The Seder is based upon the Biblical coinraandmcnt, "And
thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying: it is because of that
which the Lord did for me when I came forth out of hgypt,*' Tho word
Haggadah means "telling," and in reading the Haggadah we arc observing the Biblical command to tell the stoxy of the Exodus from Egypt.
Pi_S0VER Ju_ THE CLUB
THIRD S-JER
For Juniox-s
/ill clubs might enjoy conducting a third seder. It may be a Model or
Demonstration Seder. A curtailed Service is generally conducted along traditional
lines, with the childx-en themsolvcs assuming a leading role in its planning and
execution. The procedure is adapted to the needs and comprehension of the ago
level of the participants, and an attempt is made to clarify the symbolism of
the elements included in the Seder plate, and to familiarize the youngsters with
the historic experiences of the Jewish people which they aro intended to connote.
For Older Groups
Oldor groups should be encouraged to improviso a Haggadah of their own,
couched in modem tcx-ms, and correlated with elements in the contemporary 3ccne.
The conventional "plaguus" for example, could be described and identified in this
modem Haggadah, with specific cui-rent anti- social fox-cos and conditions, which
tend to fi*u£tr*vtc the laudatory efforts to extend the meaning ot American democracy beyond its political connotations, to include economic and social democracy,
and to make of it an all- pervading way of life.
-J_S
NUTS:- Walnuts, filbcits, butternuts, in fact, any hai-d-shellod nut, is a favoiite
toy at Passover, Children play games rolling nuts against a wall to sec
whose goes furthost. Then, there is the game of guessing which hand the
nut is in, Th_ piizc may be eating the nuts.