We ended our semester in style! At our Final Banquet, we had the chance to recap the year, congratulate our graduating seniors, say farewell to our beloved departing staff members, and award our annual Hillel student awards!

One of the great Passover traditions is hiding the afikomen. We hide half a piece of matzah (the middle of three, to be exact) and the child who finds it during the Passover meal receives a prize. And importantly, your meal can’t end and the seder can’t continue until the afikomen is found.

But where did this strange custom come from and why do we do it?

Meet Sandy Samuels, our CSUN club advisor and Hillel 818 board member!