Our Family Pesach Traditions by

Shimon

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-02 21:03:13 UTC

1) We don't have a seder plate, but use the entire table as one huge seder plate. When it comes time to cover the seder plate we cover
the whole table.

2) At the seder we dip everything in the Charoset, we call it Duke'. We were talking about this
tonight and one of the big reasons is that the word Karpas in the Tanach means
a type of fine material. It's mentioned in Megilat Esther as a type of
fine special material. There are sources that say that Yosef's coat was
made out of karpas. Yosef's coat was dipped in blood to make it look
like he was dead. That started our path towards being in Mitzrayim.
As a way to remember the true beginning of our entering into Mitzrayim we
dip the karpas and everything else in the Duke'.

Sam

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-02 21:05:45 UTC

Sammy and I have a tradition of cleaning out the chametz and taking it to the Rainier
Valley Food bank.

We also buy him a new pair of "dressy" sneakers that he wears for the
first time to the first Seder.

Sammy and his cousins write and perform a skit at the 2nd Seder. (They actually talk Sam into it)

I have a tradition with my dad that the two of us sing Echad mi yodeah in it's entirety. We've been
doing that since I learned the song in Rabbi Levine's 2nd grade Hebrew class at
SHA. Lots of years!!!

Beloria

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-02 21:06:55 UTC

Moroccan custom - Bibilu -holding the seder plate
over everyone's head . (Yaniv's family does this too!)

Syrian custom of Mishaarotam -carrying the
afikomin before we go hide it over your shoulder and saying you are coming from
mitzraim and going to yerushalyaim ...

(Lulu and Judah's family does this too!)

Yaniv

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-02 21:08:06 UTC

My grandfather (or the oldest man) holds the Seder plate over our heads and says "Bibilu Yatzalu Mimitzrayim" . This is a Moroccan tradition.(Beloria's family does this too!)

Lulu

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-02 21:10:30 UTC

"My Papu has a haggadah and every year all the cousins add to it

and we can add anything like a game or poem. With my mom's side we always go to Florida together."

The kids hide the Akifikomon. My grandfather has to find it. He never gets out of his seat, so he never finds it!

Judah

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-03 19:56:10 UTC

We put the Afikomon over our shoulders like Beloria's family. An adult asks each kid, "What's your name and where are you coming from and where are you going?" The response is, "My name is Judah. I came from Mitzrayim and I'm going to Eretz Yisrael."

When a kid finds the Afikomon. The kid asks for a prize. The adults, "Do you want to go to (wherever we are that year?"

Most people dip their fingers in the wine for the 10 plagues, but we pour in into different cups so that we aren't celebrating other people dying, even our enemies.

Shoshana

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-03 19:57:39 UTC

During the 10 plagues, my dad takes the water and pours wine into it. All the women go outside. The women pour the water and wine into the street. (Yaniv's family does this too).

We always invite the Noonas over on the first night

Instead of the kids searching for the Afikomon, my mom gives it to us early and we hide it from my dad. We get a prize at the end.

Emma

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-03 19:59:20 UTC

The kids take turns watching my dad to see where he will hide the Afikomon.

Jakey

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-03 20:02:29 UTC

We usually go to Israel. We aren't going this year because my mom is pregnant.

Ben

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-03 20:03:34 UTC

Every year we go to the Cohanims. They hit us with leeks.

Ms. Basseri

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-03 20:04:15 UTC

During Dayenu we hit each other with green onions.

When we were kids we always stayed up super late and then we could never get to sleep on time for weeks after. My mom called it Seder time.

Avi

sonyabasseri — 2014-04-03 20:05:49 UTC

When we say the 10 plagues, each person puts wine or juice in a cup. They take their pinkie and put wine or juice on their plates for each time we say a plague.