"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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