That Which Comes After
By Rabbi Jessica Minnen


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.


haggadah Section: Tzafun
Source: https://onetable.org/passover/