Finding and eating the Afikomen | tzafoon | צָפוּן

Tzafun, which literally means “hidden,” is the part of the seder where we seek what is not obvious, when we look for something other than what is in front of our faces. It is also when we return to that which was broken earlier in the evening and try to make whole again. In this way, Tzafun serves as the organizing principle of the second half of our seder, where we ask ourselves what world we want to see. Then we commit ourselves to making it real.

צָפוּן צָפוֹן

North Star <- Hidden

The anti-slavery newspaper founded by Frederick Douglass was called "The North Star." The North Star was the beacon for slaves running for freedom.


haggadah Section: Tzafun
Source: OtherSide