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Afikoman
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A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
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- LOUIS JACOBS
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Afikoman
This word of uncertain etymology but of Greek origin means ‘dessert’ and is now used to denote the piece of unleavened bread,
matzah
, eaten at the end of the
Seder
on the first night of
Passover
. It is customary not to ...