"That Which Comes After"

The thing is, the Passover Seder is Hellenist,

Modeled after the Greek symposium.

Synagogue, afikomen: Greek words.

We are indebted!

Yet we talk about tradition as if it is singular,

Judaism as if it is One Thing.

In reality, it is Many.

And so tonight, a symposium of One

Among the Many.

I cannot hide the afikomen from myself.

Instead, I will seek to remember

How much is borrowed, how much shared.

Afikomen is a loan word,

Greek for that which comes after.

We inherit more than we know.

–Rabbi Jessica Minnen


haggadah Section: Tzafun
Source: OneTable