Ma Nishtana
(מה נשתנה) is also known as The Four Questions.
Recited by the youngest child at the table it evokes our own childhood experience and the pride we felt participating in the family seder.
Sung by Fran Avni’s Singing Children’s Chorus Read More About This…
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Adir Hu, Chad Gadya, Chaim Parchi, Dayenu, Deborah Katchko-Gray, Echad Mi Yodea, Fran Avni, Haggadah, Ma Nishtana, passover music, Pesach, Ralph Levitan, Safam, seder songs
What makes this holiday different from all other holidays?
Growing up in a Jewish home has given me wonderful memories of the Passover holidays we celebrated when I was a child. Weeks before Passover my mother would start liberating the Pesach tableware from the nooks and corners where they had been stashed since last year. The whole house had to be cleaned. When we were done, of course, not a crumb of chametz remained. And the cooking and baking! I can still close my eyes and imagine the wonderful aromas that emanated from my mother’s kitchen. Matzo meal cookies were my favorites. It was my job to stick a finger in the center of the cookie mixture and then fill the indentation with a bit of strawberry jam.
Now my grand-daughter helps her mother make the cookies. The cast has changed but the play is the same. One generation passes customs and traditions on to the next. Read More About This…
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Benjamin Maissner, Bogomolni, Chaim Parchi, Cindy Paley, David Shneyer, Fran Avni, Gadi Elon, Malavsky Family, Moshe Koussevitzky, passover music, Pesach, Safam