(Jon) I wasn’t sure how I would feel about combining the religious practice of searching for chametz with something so mundane as searching for window drafts. Ever since the kids were old enough to search, I had enjoyed going around the house with them, carrying flashlights and feathers. But the idea this year was to use the feather to “look” for window drafts. Seemed kind of weird, but then again, it was on the list!
Max helped me hide the ten pieces of bread, wrapped in tin foil in various places around the house. We hid the pieces near windows to make it easier to use our feather to check for drafts.
It didn’t take long for Lily and Max to find each piece, with Max using his flashlight to guide Lily. When they found a piece, they would hold the feather near the window and look to see if there was any air coming in. Luckily, we didn’t find any drafts, but then again, it wasn’t a real windy day, and the kids kept running off with the feather to find the next bit of chametz.
After around the 7th piece, Max got bored and started drawing a picture in his room. But Lily said, “I was happy there weren’t any drafts, and I liked searching for the chametz.”
When we were all done, I actually felt good that I had given new meaning to the act of searching. Looking for drafts didn’t end up just being a mundane home improvement exercise like I had feared…If I had found a draft and fixed it, it would have meant a big energy savings. And that’s something we’re all searching for.
On to the next steps…Happy Pesach everyone!
PS. I almost forgot to take the chametz out of the foil so that I could recycle the foil!
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