The afikomen was hidden by Zadie, and at the end of the service the children were all told where they might find the cartkomen. “It’s not in the toilet, it’s not here, but you can find it.” That’s how he would put it. Upon finding it Zadie had prizes for each child. He’d go out to the store and buy little puzzles or give them a twodollar bill. Nothing expensive, but he made a big deal out of it. ∗
He was very educated. He was very bright. And he was very interesting. With what was going on today along with went on in the Talmud a thousand years ago. My grandfather also taught Hebrew. He took his living room and got rid of everything. Then he went down to the school department and said do you have any broken down chairs and desks. And he got six broken down desks, put them in the living room, and started bringing “Afikoman (Hebrew language: )אפיקומן . . . meaning "that which comes after" or "dessert") is a half-‐piece of matzo which is broken in the early stages of the Passover Seder and set aside to be eaten as a dessert after the meal.. . . 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. “(Wikipedia) ∗
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