Even
the youngest children are encouraged to participate in the seder. In fact,
everything at the seder is planned so that they stay interested and ask
lots of questions. That’s why the seder begins with the youngest child
asking four questions about the seder: Why are we eating matza instead of
bread? Why are we eating strange vegetables? Why are we dipping our food
in salt water and haroset? Why are we
leaning to the side instead of sitting up straight? These questions are
called the Ma Nishtana, which means .Why is this night different from any
other night? The adults answer them: Avadim hayinu lePharaoh B’Mitzrayim,
We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and then tell the story of how the
Jews became free.
Even
the youngest children are encouraged to participate in the seder. In fact,
everything at the seder is planned so that they stay interested and ask
lots of questions. That’s why the seder begins with the youngest child
asking four questions about the seder: Why are we eating matza instead of
bread? Why are we eating strange vegetables? Why are we dipping our food
in salt water and haroset? Why are we
leaning to the side instead of sitting up straight? These questions are
called the Ma Nishtana, which means .Why is this night different from any
other night? The adults answer them: Avadim hayinu lePharaoh B’Mitzrayim,
We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt, and then tell the story of how the
Jews became free.