Tzafun SSLI

Tzafun is the part of the Seder when we eat the Afikomen. After we finish eating our meals, the head of the Seder takes the half piece of matzah that was put away after Yachatz, takes a piece, and splits the rest up into pieces for the other people at the table. We should eat the Afikomen comfortably while we’ve eaten enough but still have room for dessert. We eat the Afikomen in memory of the Pesach sacrifice which was served at the end of the meal. Tzafun is like the dessert of the seder.

The word "Tzafun" literally means "Hidden." During this part of the seder we bring the Afikomen out of hiding.

Question: Why do we sometimes get a prize for finding the Afikomen?


haggadah Section: Tzafun
Source: http://www.neveh.org/pesach/seder.html