Abie,” she said, her voice softening, “Malka is my baby, too. She’s been my baby since she was six years old"
Lots of surprises, this Passover.
For one thing — that it wasn’t over.
In the flurry of holiday preparations, Marjorie had heard the term “second Seder,” but she hadn’t thought much about it. And now, of all things, it turned out that when the day ended, the Levines would be doing the Seder all over again!
“I don’t get it. Your Sabbath is only one day. It’s like having two Thanksgiving Day dinners, one after the other. Unreal!”
Everyone tried to explain it, but it was Ruchele who finally put a stop to the flood of confusing information. “If we have two Seders, we have two afikomen presents,” she declared. “And,” she announced, “tonight, me and Margie are going to find it.”
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