Interactive Haggadah

Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights?

"On the first night of Passover, one should introduce some change at the table, so that the children who will notice it may ask, saying: 'Why is this night different from all other nights?' And he in turn will reply: 'This is what happened.' In what manner, for example, should he introduce a change? He may distribute parched grain or nuts to the children; remove the table from its usual place; snatch the unleavened bread from hand to hand, and so on.  If he has no son, his wife should ask the question; if he has no wife, they should ask one another: 'Why is this night different?' -- even if they are all scholars.  If one is alone, he should ask himself: 'Why is this night different?'"

-- Maimonides, Mishneh Torah 7:1-3

(Spotted in The Schoken Passover Haggadah Edited by Nahum N. Glatzer)

[Editor's Note]: Sometimes I just love Judaism. The elders thought of every scenario. What about the dog though? Can you ask him the question?

Jennifer

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The Fifth Question

We ask guests to think of a fifth question to ask after the traditional four. Later, when it’s time to fill Elijah’s cup, we ask our guests to pour wine from their glasses into the cup and express a personal wish for the future.

Rabbi Philip Warmflash, Executive Director, Jewish Outreach Partnership of Greater Philadelphia