[Avodah] seder

[Eli Turkel]

<<If the main part is the questions and answers, wouldn't the centerpiece
be Mah Nishtanah and the answers to that question? That gets us to the
machloqes Rav and Shemu'el as to whether the maschilim begenus umsaymim
beshevach is "avadim hayinu" (Shemu'el) or "bit-chilah ovedei AZ" (Rav).
And according to Rabban Gamliel, the centerpiece would be a third piece
of Maggid. >>

Apologies for any confusion. The rabbi from Shilo was certainly not
advocating skipping
part of the haggadah. What he wanted was to avoid a simple reading of
the haggadah and rushing to
the meal which he claims happens in too many homes.

Hence, he advocated the children eating a lot of potato for karpas to
fill their stomachs.
(In general (my opinion) I dont understand the gemara about not having
a meal in the
late afternoon so as not to fill up.
At least in modern circles and especially with daylight savings time
the problem is
more that people are starving rather than being too filled)

Hecne, the rabbs insistence on doing things that will keep the
children';s interest
in addition to the haggadah, e.g skits, questions with candy rewards.
Many achronim insist that many parts of the seder are to interest the children.
The problem is that after doing the same thing every year these acts themselves
become ritual and no longer stir any questions


-- 
Eli Turkel