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THE FOUR QUESTIONS
שׁתַּנּ ָה
ְ ִ מַה נּ
MA NISHTANA
Passover seders are unusual dinners, with unique foods and ways of eating. Why do
we have these foods and rituals? How do they help us tell the story of having been
slaves and then becoming free? Asking questions out loud and answering questions
in ways that tell our own stories are both signs of being a free person.
Traditionally, the youngest person or people at the table get
to ask the Four Questions.
These questions are introduced with the Hebrew phrase
Ma Nishtana (MAH neesh-tah-NAH), which means “What is different?”
?הלֵּ ילוֹתַ מ ָכּ לִ הזֶּ הַ הלַּ יְ לָ הַ נִּ ְשׁ ַתּנָּ ה ַמ ה
Ma nishtana halaila hazeh mikol haleilot?
Why is this night different
from all others?
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