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Known as the 4 Questions, the Ma Nishtana are four questions traditionally asked at the start of the Passover eve feast (Seder). Often sung or chanted by the youngest child in attendance, the Ma Nishtana point out four anomalies that sat apart “this night from every other night,” asking why on Passover we dip two appetizers, eat matzo and ...
It’s a home-centric holiday to begin with — not like Yom Kippur, say, when many Jews to go to synagogue — and kids have a prominent role to play in the family seder: asking the Four Questions.
Mah nishtanah halaylah hazeh mikol halaylot. 1) She-bechol halaylot ain anu matbilin afilu pa’am echat, halaylah hazeh shtei pe’amim? 2) She-bechol halaylot anu ochlim chametz o matzah, halaylah hazeh kulo matzah? 3) She-bechol halaylot anu ochlim she’ar yerakot, halaylah hazeh maror?
A beloved element of the Passover Seder (feast), the Ma Nishtana is a set of 4 questions traditionally asked by the youngest person present at the Passover meal.
Cha-deish, cha-deish ya-mei-nu. Cha-deish ya-mei-nu, k’-ke-dem. It is a tree of life for those who hold fast to it, and all its supporters are happy. Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths are peace. Return us to You, Adonai, and we will return; renew our days as of old.
Shacharit corresponds to the morning offering, Minhah corresponds to the afternoon offering, Maariv corresponds to an offering made on the evening, and Musaf corresponds to an offering brought on certain special occasions.
The popular "He‘eia"—the 10-line, so-called mele ma‘i that ends with "‘O Hālala i ka nuku manu"—is actually an abbreviated version of an older name chant for David Kalākaua. The action of his mele inoa, moreover, takes place at He‘eia Bay in Keauhou, Kona, Hawai‘i.
