"Why are there only four questions when I have so many more?" - Guest Post By Jordana Horn

I'm sure no one will be surprised when I tell you that Z and R, your two favorite boys under 7, are pretty pumped for Passover.

The Four Questions (actually only one question, but I digress) are a cornerstone of the seder festival meal, in which the youngest present asks, "Why is this night different from all other nights?" It's meant as a jumping-off point for discussion about why we do the things we do, all of which is meant to trigger a sense of immediacy and personal relevance. We are all supposed to think about what we are doing, and to feel as if we are the ones who were freed from slavery -- to feel, in short, that this is our story.

Anyone who has little kids knows that they ask far more than four questions on a daily basis. I think my kids have been asking some good ones, and wanted to share them. Please feel free to comment, answer or to add your own to the mix.

1) "Did the plagues only happen to the bad Egyptians, or to all the Egyptians, even the Egyptian kids? Because slavery wasn't kids' fault."
2) "If people stay slaves then that means they have no choices...but if they didn't run away, doesn't that mean they chose to stay slaves?"
3) "Are the Four Sons real people?"
4) "Why are there funny songs about the plagues even though they were really bad?"
5)"When there is an earthquake in Haiti, is that a plague?"
6) "Why did God make bad people like Pharaoh at all?"
7) "Did God harden Pharaoh's heart with the plagues, or did he harden his own heart?"
8) "Did God know that Pharaoh's heart was going to be hardened? Or did he think the plagues would soften Pharaoh's heart and so God made a mistake?
9)"When Moses got the Torah, did that mean he turned into a rabbi?"
10) "Did Moses have to teach the Torah to other people or did they know how to read?"
11) "If all who are hungry are supposed to come and eat, who is supposed to cook?"
12) "Why are there only four questions when I have so many more?"