The middle matzah has been broken and concealed one half as the afikoman.   When it is found after the meal we will share it as in days of old the Passover offering itself was shared at this session in Jerusalem.  Among people everywhere sharing of break forms a bond of fellowship.  The afikomen should be the last food consumed at the Seder and should be consumed before midnight.

The afikomen is hidden in one of the common rooms of the household and no item will need to be moved in order to find it.  So it will not be hidden in any drawers or cabinets.  The afikomen is wrapped in a cloth napkin like the ones present on the dinner table.


haggadah Section: Yachatz