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The Afikoman

By Nissan Dovid Dubov

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Nissan Dovid Dubov
Rabbi Nissan D. Dubov is director of Chabad Lubavitch in Wimbledon, UK.

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Posted: Apr 1, 2010

Re: Afikomen

You could see it as a difference of opinion--this is Judaism, after all. Or you could say that they chose this Greek word and the word stuck, because it had this double-entendre in Aramaic. That way, both opinions are right (which is also very Jewish).

Posted By Tzvi Freeman for chabad.org

Posted: Mar 29, 2010

Afikomen

Question: Rabbi Nissan Dubov says in the video on your site that the word Afikomen is a Greek word meaning Dessert, but elsewhere you say the word is Aramaic from Fiko Man. There seems to be a difference of opinion here, or are both right? Is it both greek and Aramaic?

Posted By Barry Punchard, Hemel Hempstead, UK

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