Passover at the Levinsons' was a blast! Jordan did a beautiful job with the Four Questions: he sang the Hebrew very nicely, and then he got out his cue card and asked his questions in English to the 31 assembled grownups. People were surprised... they were not expecting to actually have to answer the questions. And the answers aren't even in the Haggadah (which now seems crazy to me), so they had to actually know. Jordan waited for people to raise their hands (his wait time was excellent), called on volunteers, and affirmed correct answers. At one point he said "that's the same person" to himself and waited for someone else to volunteer. After the seder, he got many compliments. The whole point of the Four Questions - the whole point of the Seder, really - is for everyone to learn, recall, and discuss the Exodus, partly through material symbols of the experience. By prodding the adults to answer the questions, rather than just listen to the questions in song form, Jordan got us closer to the point.
Aaron's major contribution was to scream "DAYEINU!" in an ear-splittingly loud echo, just after everyone else said it. It was very funny.
They both behaved beautifully, enjoyed themselves thoroughly, ate matzah and charoset and drank juice, and lasted through the whole thing, even though it went until 10pm. It was a great time.
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