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Ma Nishtano: Di Fir Kashes
Ma Nishtano: The Four
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Ma nishtano halaylo haze mikol haleyloys? Far vos iz di dozike
nakht fun peysakh andersh fun ale nekht fun a gants yor?
Why
is this night different from all other nights of the year? |
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1. Sheb'khol haleyloys - ale nekht megn mir esn say khomets, say
matse, ober halaylo haze - in der doziker nakht - nor
matse? 1. On all other nights we eat bread or matsah,
but on this night - only matsah. |
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2. Sheb'khol haleyloys - ale nekht esn mir kolerley grintsn,
ober halaylo haze - in der doziker nakht - moror - bloys bitere
kraytekher? 2. On all other nights we eat various
herbs, but on this night - we eat only bitter herbs. |
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3. Sheb'khol haleyloys - ale nekht darfn mir nit ayntunken afile
eyn mol oykh nit, ober halaylo haze - in der doziker nakht -
tunken mir ayn tsvey mol? 3. On all other nights we do
not dip even once, but on this night - twice. |
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4. Sheb'khol haleyloys - ale nekht kenen mir esn say zitsndik
glaykh, say ongelent, ober halaylo haze - in der doziker
peysakh-nakht - esn mir ale ongelent? 4. On
all other nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, but on
this night we all recline. |
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