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Ma Nishtanah? This Post is Different Because We Really Break Down Passover’s Famous Four Questions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Four Questions are recited in Hebrew during the Passover seder. They typically come at the beginning of the Magid, the telling of the Exodus story. This part of the seder falls after the middle matzah is broken and the afikomen is hidden and before the discussion of the four sons. The four questions can be found in the Haggadah, the text used to tell the Passover story and the Israelites exodus from Egypt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Do We Ask The Four Questions on Passover?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On Passover, we celebrate freedom from slavery. Since slaves are not allowed the freedom to question authority or voice independent thought, we say the Four Questions to celebrate that we now have the right to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who Recites the Passover Four Questions?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally, the honor or reciting the four questions is bestowed upon the youngest person at the Passover seder table. But, if the youngest is too young or feels too much pressure, it is perfectly acceptable for all the kids or even all of the seder participants to chant the 4 questions in Hebrew together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does Ma Nishtahna mean in Hebrew?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The word MAH in Hebrew means “why”. NISHTANAH is a verb asking why “it is different” or “it became different?” LILAH in Hebrew means night and ZEH means this. The letter HEY is needed at the beginning of both words for proper Hebrew grammar. In Hebrew, conjunctions and prepositions can actually be a letter at the beginning of the following word and not always their own individual word. So, the letter MEM in front of KOL (which means everything or all) is actually the preposition “from.” So, MEEkOHL means “from all.” HALEILOT is the plural form of “night”, so “nights.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learn the Mah Nishtanah Chant: Translation + Transliteration <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Psst: If the transliteration is in parentheses, it means that you repeat the chant for those words. You sing them twice in a row. And, technically, if you count the Ma Nishtanah question itself, there are really five questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is this night different from all other nights?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

\u05de\u05b7\u05d4 \u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05ea\u05b7\u05bc\u05e0\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b7\u05bc\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05b8\u05bc\u05dc\u05be\u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea<\/p>\n\n\n

TRANSLITERATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mah nishtanah halailah hazeh (mikol haleilot)?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRANSLITERATION<\/strong> #2: BMA STYLE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAH NEEsh-tAH-nAH HAH-LAI-LAH HAH-zEH (MEE-kOHL HAH-LAY-LOHt)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ma Nishtanah Audio<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n