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124 Detroit Jewish News
is added in our dining room so that
everyone can sit together and see one
another. Our seder changes each year
to fit our celebration.
by is this night differ-
When we were small children,
ent from all other
much
of the service read during the
nights?" This is the
seder was far beyond our
familiar
understanding; therefore,
question asked by the
my parents made it a pri-
youngest at the Pesach
ority to "adjust" the seder.
seder.
We incorporated activities
Unfortunately, today
in which the children
we can not completely
could participate. Songs
understand how different
were always sung, and
our life is from that of
English readings added in
our ancestors and how
order to enhance the
lucky we are to be cele-
meaning of the seder for
brating this miracle.
the children. Today, not
Pesach remembers a time
only the youngest child,
that was truly different
Katie Feldman
but all of the children, sing
from all other times in
the four questions togeth-
our people's history;
er,
representing
unity. When the
when the Jewish slaves set out on
or
"hidden
matzah,".is put
afikomen,
foot from Egypt and miraculously
aside,
each
child
present
participates
crossed the Red Sea to a land of free-
in the matzah search. Then my
dom. Over 3,000 years later, Jews all
grandfathers reward the search efforts
over the world still honor the heroic
of all the children at the seder.
escape of our people.
One of my favorite parts of the
My first memories of Pesach date
seder concerns the stories my grand-
back to my early childhood. With the
father has to tell. This is a tradition
end of winter and spring around the
in our family. My grandfather and
corner, I knew Pesach was near. My
the other mentors at our table have
mom began by buying food kosher
many years of Pesach seders behind
for Pesach and inviting guests to our
them and have accumulated many
seder. My dad sat down with the tra-
stories and tales incorpOrating our
ditional Passover Haggadah and grad-
people and their triumphs. One
ually reworked it to fit our needs and
example is a very close family friend,
include each member of our family
Henry, a Jewish scholar. Although he
in the seder.
is not still with us today, his stories
I first learned the meaning of
are
kept alive in our hearts and told
Passover in the Temple Israel Nursery
at our Pesach table. One day, I hope
School. At the age of 3, I was able to
to pass these stories on to my grand-
add to our family's Pesach seder with
children.
a matzah cover I made and a kiddush
Although our seder may not fol-
cup I painted and decorated. For the
low every traditional guideline, the
last 13 years, my mother has taken
participants are left with a knowledge
pride in displaying these treasures
and an understanding of the holiday
that my brother and I made in reli-
and, most of all, important memories
gious school.
of sacred times shared with family
The first Passover seder is always
and friends.
celebrated at my house. Family and
Through my special family cele-
close friends come from throughout
bration, I have learned how lucky I
metro Detroit to rejoice in the special
am to be a free Jew living in the
ritual. A second and even third table
United States and able to practice my
Judaism
openly. I truly recognize the
16,
is
an
11th
grader
Katie Feldman,
meaning of luck when I can look
at North Farmington High School. She
down the seder table and not only see
is a member of Temple Israel.
KATIE FELDMAN
Special to The Jewish News
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Pride, Joy
And Judaism
my immediate family but my parents'
and grandparents' friends. I see peo-
ple who are celebrating the holiday
because we invited them to be a part
of our family. I realized last year how
special it was to have all four of my
grandparents sitting around the table
together for the first time and not
just talking over the phone from New
Jersey. For all this, I feel truly lucky.
Passover symbolizes a time in our
history when Jews needed to join
together and fight not only for a com-
mon goal, but for their life and future.
Today, we can join with family and
friends and share in the feelings of
pride, joy and Judaism — and celebrate
our good fortune and freedom. II
The Luncheon
On The Grass
DANIEL FREEMAN
Special to The Jewish News
M
y family is somewhat
religious. Although we
are nowhere near
Orthodox, our home
has always been kosher and, despite
my protests at a young age, we have
always kept Passover for all eight
days.
For most of my years, I have nei-
ther understood nor respected this
custom. I repeatedly thought to
myself, "Since Moses and the Jews
had been forced to eat such gross
matzah, wouldn't they want me to be
able to eat bread? They would under-
stand." .
My pestered parents would simply
reply, "That is just how we do things.
Here, have a macaroon."
I would go on my merry way,
munching a macaroon and forget
the torment of matzah. The prob-
lem would return the next day at
school when my friends, many of
whom were Jewish, would be eating
bread and I would be breaking and
ingesting bits of matzah. I would
come home and again pester my
mother, who would in turn say to
me, "That is just how we do things.
Here, have a macaroon."
The cycle would continue year
after year until seventh grade. That
Dan Freeman, 17, is an 11th grader
at North. Farmington High School. He
is a member of Congregation Shaarey
Zedek.