…S leas4 gv The Passover Prize cr By ELEANOR KANTER Passover is coming. My mother and her weekly helper start to clean the house. It smells good from all the cooking and baking. Mom is taking some of the food to my grandparents' house. We always go there for the first seder. I can hardly wait. I no longer say the Four Questions. I haven't since 8-year- old Naomi took over from me. Now, Benjy who is 6, chants the Hebrew proudly. He's very goo...…
…1 )1 "A'S I ti grandfather sits with pillows around him and begins the service. He blesses the wine and invites all who are hungry to come and eat. Are the Russian Jews hungry for matzah this year? I can hardly keep my mind on anything else. Benjy asks the Four Questions and we take turns reading the parts that answer him. We make the verses of dayenu last as long as we can. The grownups don't hurry us. Before the meal, Grandfather reads the...…
…Seder: A Model For Parent-Child Interaction By RON WOLFSON In a recent visit to the Detroit community, Ron Wolfson, Director of the Whizen Institute for the Family at the University of Judaism shared some important insights about parents as the Jewish teachers of their children. Below are his thoughts about the Passover seder as one of the most important teaching opportunities for parents. This and much more can be found in "The Hadassah Mag...…
