The Maccabeats -Mah Nishtanah

The Maccabeats -Mah Nishtanah

Mah nishtana are the first two words in a phrase meaning, "why is tonight different from all other nights?" which begins each line of the four questions derived from the Mishna, Pesachim 10:4 traditionally asked by the youngest child attending a Passover Seder.

The four questions in transliteration:

Ma nishtanah halailah hazeh mikol haleilot? Sheb’khol haleilot anu okhlin umatzah; halailah hazeh, kuloh matzah. Sheb’khol haleilot anu okhlin sh’ar y’rakot; halailah hazeh, maror. Sheb’khol haleilot ein anu matbilin afilu pa’am ehat; halailah hazeh, shtei f’amim. Sheb’khol haleilot anu okhlin bein yoshvin uvein m’subin; halailah hazeh, kulanu m’subin.

The four questions translated to English:

Why is this night different from all other nights? On all other nights we eat leavened products and matzah, and on this night only matzah. On all other nights we eat all vegetables, and on this night only bitter herbs. On all other nights, we don’t dip our food even once, and on this night we dip twice. On all other nights we eat sitting or reclining, and on this night we only recline.

Related Articles

More From Holy Days Videos

Shalom Sesame Missing Menorah

Shalom Sesame was developed by the same group that created Sesame Street in collaboration with…
Shalom Sesame Missing Menorah
Illustration: baskets of Shavuot harvest bounty

Shavuot - Beautiful Video

Shavuot is the day on which we mark the Revelation on Mount Sinai and the giving of the Torah…
Shavuot - Beautiful Video
The Ultimate Passover

The Ultimate Passover

The Ultimate Passover. FULL VERSION! WATCH TODAY! Professionally produced 45-minute docudrama…
The Ultimate Passover

Grover Plants a Tree

Grover, Brosh and Avigail celebrate Tu B'shvat by getting back to nature, learning how to plant…
Grover Plants a Tree
The Maccabeats - Purim Song

The Maccabeats - Purim Song

Many Jews will celebrate the deliverance of the Jewish people from their certain deaths nearly…
The Maccabeats - Purim Song
How to Make Latkes

How to Make Latkes

Potato pancakes, also known as latkes in Yiddish, are a traditional Chanukah food.
How to Make Latkes
Google Exodus - Passover movie

Google Exodus - Passover movie

t’s that time of year again, where, in the Northern Hemisphere, old man winter gives way to the…
Google Exodus - Passover movie

Y-Studs: Don't Let Me Down

Have you ever been curious about Chanukah , or Hanukkah as most of us are used to seeing it…
Y-Studs: Don't Let Me Down

Publish the Menu module to "offcanvas" position. Here you can publish other modules as well.
Learn More.


donation