Passover Seder Trivia - 5785/2025 edition
At our synagogue's congregational seders for the last several years, we have played the following game: I have collected unusual Pesach stories, and shared three such stories with the community: two true stories, and one fictional story. Participants then have to guess which two stories are true and which one is false. (If you listen to Wait, wait, don't tell me, you get the idea, except that only one story is false.) You can see previous editions of this game here http://rabbischeinberg.blogspot.com/search?q=trivia . This is what was presented at our congregational seder in 2024. Two stories are true; one is fictional. Answers at the bottom! (Note: All photos inspired by the stories were created by AI. ) Story #1: Why do we dip a green vegetable in salt water at the beginning of the seder? The most popular answer is that the salt water recalls the tears of our ancestors in slavery in Egypt. But there’s another answer: The Tor...