Pesach Sameach! Happy Passover!

Owen enjoyed his very first Passover in style - at the Rabbi's house! Owen wore the special bib that his Grammy bought him and even though he slept through most of the Seder, he woke up just in time to find the Afikomen*!

"Next year in Jerusalem!"
(a traditional phrase to end a Seder signifying the Jews desire to return to the homeland)

*Afikoman 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.