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Ma Nishtana<\/a> (\u05de\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d4\u200e) is also known as The Four Questions.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Recited by the youngest child at the table it evokes our own childhood experience and the pride we felt participating in the family seder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung by Fran Avni\u2019s Singing Children\u2019s Chorus<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mah nishtanah, ha-laylah ha-zeh,mi-kol ha-leylot?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘anu ‘okhlin chameytz u-matzah, ha-laylah ha-zeh, kulo matzah? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘anu ‘okhlin sh’ar y’raqot, ha-laylah ha-zeh, maror? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘eyn ‘anumatbilin ‘afilu pa`am ‘achat, ha-laylah ha-zeh, shtey fe`amim? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She-b’khol ha-leylot ‘anu ‘okhlin beyn yoshvin u-veyn m’subin, ha-laylah ha-zeh, kulanu m’subin?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Dayenu <\/a>(\u05d3\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b5\u05bc\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc) is a song of gratitude for all the gifts that God has given us<\/span>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is more than a thousand years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung by Chaim Parchi<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilu ilu hotzianu hotzianu mimitzrayim, v’lo asah bahem sh’fatim, dayeinu! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ilu ilu asah  bahem , asah bahem sh’fatim v’lo asah be’eloheihem, dayeinu! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di-di-yeinu! Di-di- yeinu! Di-di-yeinu! Dayeinu, dayeinu, dayeinu!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di-di-yeinu! Di-di-yeinu! Di-di-yeinu! Dayeinu, dayeinu!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Adir Hu<\/strong><\/a> (\u05d0\u05d3\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0) \u201cMighty is He\u201d is a hymn traditionally sung towards the end of the Seder.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Performed by Safam, music by Shlomo Carlebach<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adir hy yivneh beito Yivneh beito beito b\u2019karov <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El b\u2019nei, el b\u2019nei, b\u2019nei beitcha b\u2019karov, <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bimhera bimhera bimhera b\u2019karov.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n

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Chad Gadya<\/span><\/a><\/strong> (\u05d2\u05d3\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d7\u05d3) \u201cOne Little Goat\u201d is a playful song popular with the children<\/span>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It is sung at the end of the seder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung by Ralph Levitan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad gadya<\/em>, chad gadya. Chad gadya<\/em>, chad gadya,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dizabin abah dizabin abah dizabin abah bitrei zuzei.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad gadya, chad gadya.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ve-ata shunra ve-akhlah le-gadya,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dizabin abba bitrei zuzei.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chad gadya, chad gadya, ve-ata kalba ve-nashakh le-shunra, de-akhlah le-gadya<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Echad Mi Yodea<\/strong><\/a> (\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3<\/strong> \u05de\u05d9<\/strong> \u05d9\u05d5\u05d3\u05e2) <\/strong>is a cumulative song meaning that each verse is built upon the previous one.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are thirteen verses in all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung by Deborah Katchko-Gray<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sung by Deborah Katchko-Gray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English Translation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who knows one?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One is our God, in heaven and on earth.
<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who knows two?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two are the tablets of the covenant;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One is our God, in heaven and on earth\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who knows thirteen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know thirteen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirteen are the temperaments of God<\/a>;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twelve are the tribes of Israel<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eleven are the stars of Joseph<\/a>‘s dream;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ten are the [Ten] Commandments<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nine are the months of pregnancy;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eight are the days of circumcision<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seven are the days of the week;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Six are the books of the Mishnah<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five are the books of the Torah<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four are the Matriarchs<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three are the Patriarchs<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two are the tablets of the covenant<\/a>;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One is our God, in heaven and on earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ma Nishtana (\u05de\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e9\u05ea\u05e0\u05d4\u200e) 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\u2019s Singing Children\u2019s Chorus Mah nishtanah, ha-laylah ha-zeh,mi-kol ha-leylot? 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