The Four Questions
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Mah nishtanah ha-lahylah ha-zeh
mi-kol ha-layloht, mi-kol ha-layloht? Why is this night different from all other nights? |
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She-b'khol ha-layloht anu okhlin
chameytz u-matzah, chameytz u-matzah. Ha-lahylah ha-zeh, ha-lahylah ha-zeh,
kooloh matzah? Why is it that on all other nights during the year we eat either bread or matzoh, but on this night we eat only matzoh? Answer |
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She-b'khol ha-layloht anu okhlin
sh'ar y'rakot, sh'ar y'rakot. Ha-lahylah ha-zeh, ha-lahylah ha-zeh,
maror? Why is it that on all other nights we eat all kinds of herbs, but on this night we eat only bitter herbs? Answer |
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She-b'khol ha-layloht ayn anu
mat'bilin afilu pa'am echat, afilu pa'am echat. Ha-lahylah ha-zeh, ha-lahylah
ha-zeh, sh'tay p'amim? Why is it that on all other nights we do not dip our herbs even once, but on this night we dip them twice? Answer |
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She-b'khol ha-layloht anu okhlin
bayn yosh'bin u'vayn m'soobin, bayn yosh'bin u'vayn m'soobin. Ha-lahylah
ha-zeh, ha-lahylah ha-zeh, koolanu m'soobin? Why is it that on all other nights we eat either sitting or reclining, but on this night we eat in a reclining position? Answer |
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