Passover Haggadah

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LET FREEDOM RING
A Passover Haggadah
With New and Old Traditions
2007/5767

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This Haggadah is dedicated to my family, who never had the patience or the interest to get through a whole Seder until we came up with this shorter, mostly in-English, song-filled version.

Invitation

At Passover (or Pesach) families gather around the dinner table to tell the story of the Jews' bondage in Egypt and subsequent liberation. We read from a haggadah, much like this one. Many families still use one of the standard texts, but it is becoming increasingly common to either buy an updated modern one or make your own. This is the Passover haggadah my family has used for the past 15 years, or so. Every few years I update it and make corrections.

The Passover Table and the ritual are full of symbolism. A central item is the Passover plate pictured above. It always contains three pieces of matzo (cracker bread) wrapped in a napkin, charoses ( a mixture of apples, walnuts, and wine), a shank bone from a lamb, a roasted egg, parsley, and horse radish. Recently, some of us have added an orange. All will be explained in the coming pages.

So come on in and join us. It's always an honor to have an extra guest at Passover.

Welcome

Welcome to our Seder. Tonight we observe the ancient festival of Passover, which commemorates the Egyptian bondage of the Jewish People and the Exodus into Israel. We celebrate not only to remember these biblical events but also to relive them. The Bible tells us that in every generation we should view ourselves as if we had personally gone out of Egypt. In a sense we have. The Pharaoh of the Exodus is symbolic of the tyrants in every era of history.

We observe the Seder because it keeps alive in us the love of liberty. Freedom, which is one of our most precious gifts, must not be taken for granted. In every age it must be won anew.

The Seder reminds us that if a people are anywhere exploited and oppressed, then nowhere is any man, woman, or child secure. It expresses the need of our eternal vigilance in the struggle to preserve and advance the cause of freedom and human dignity. At the Seder we renew our commitment to work for freedom and peace for all people.

Candle Lighting

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We welcome every Holiday with the lighting of candles. (Light candles.) May the holiday fill our spirits with light.

          Baruch atah adonoy,
          elohenu melech haolam,
          asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav,
          vitzeevanu l'hadleek ner shel Pesach.

          Baruch atah adonoy,
          elohenu melech haloam,
          shehecheyanu, v'keeyimanu v'heegeeyanu
          lazman hazeh.

Kiddush - The First Cup of Wine - To the Earth

We drink the first cup of wine in gratitude to the earth and its bounty. The earth is our home. May we learn to take good care of it.

          Baruch atah Adonoy,
          Elohenu melech haolam,
          boreh p'ri hagofen.

Wash Hands

Now it is the tradition to wash our hands.

Eat Green Vegetable.

Now we’ll begin our discussion of the items on the Seder plate. We’ll start with the parsley, which is a symbol of springtime and the miracle of nature's renewal. We dip the parsley into salt water before we eat it. The salt water reminds us of the salty tears shed by the oppressed Israelites. (Eat parsley.)

The roasted egg is also a symbol of springtime and the renewal of life.

Breaking the Matzo

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This is the matzo. We eat it instead of bread during Passover. I will break the middle piece and hide half of it and the children will find it later.

This is the bread of our affliction which our ancestors ate in the land of Egypt. All who are hungry, let them come and eat. All who are needy, let them celebrate the Passover with us. Now we are here. Next year may we be in the land of Israel.

The Four Questions

Now we ask the four questions. Traditionally, this was done by the youngest boy able to recite in Hebrew. In more modern times it was opened up to girls and often done in the vernacular. We like to do it in several different languages to remind ourselves that tonight Jews all over the world are celebrating in ways that make sense to them in their time and place.

Why is this night different from all other nights?

          On all other nights we eat either bread or matzo, but on this night we eat only matzo.

          On all other nights we eat all kinds of herbs. but on this night we eat only bitter herbs.

          On all other nights we do not dip even once, but on this night we dip twice.

          On all other nights we eat either sitting or reclining, but on this night we eat reclining.

A note about reclining: We sit with pillows on our chairs. We think that in Roman times, people may have actually reclined on divans and such, or at least wanted to symbolize the practice.

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In Spanish

Chosen because we have several students taking Spanish.

¿Qué hace diferente a esta noche de todas las [demás] noches?

En todas las noches comemos jametz o matzá, ¡en esta noche solamente matzá!

En todas las noches no precisamos sumergir ni siquiera una vez, ¡y en esta noche lo hacemos dos veces!

En todas las noches comemos cualquier clase de
verdura, ¡esta noche maror!

En todas las noches comemos sentados erguidos o reclinados, ¡esta noche todos nos reclinamos!

In French

Chosen in honor of my French-Canadien cousin

Pourquoi cette nuit se différencie-t-elle de toutes les autres nuits?

Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons du 'Hametz ou de la Matzo, ette nuit, seulement de la Matzo!

Toutes les nuits, nous ne sommes pas tenus de tremper même. Une seule fois, cette nuit nous le faisons deux fois!

Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons n'importe quel sorte de légumes. Cette nuit, du Maror!

Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons assis ou accoudés. Cette nuit, nous sommes mangeons accoudés.

Let’s sing together in Hebrew

Mah nishtananh halailah hazeh
Mikol haleilot. Mikol haleilot.

Shebachol haleilot anu ochlin
Chametz umatzah. Chametz umatzah.

[Halailah hazeh. Halailah hazeh. Kulo matzo.] 2

Shebachol haleilot anu ochlin
She'ar yirakot. She'ar yirakot.

[Halailah hazeh. Halailah hazeh. Kulo moror.] 2

Shebacho haleilot en anu matbilin
Afilu Pa-am echat. Afilu pa-am echat.

[Halailah hazeh. Halaila hazeh. Shetai fe-amim.] 2

Shebachol haleilot anu ochlin
Ben yoshvin uven mesubin. Ben yoshvin uven mesubin.

[Halailah hazeh halailah hazeh. Kulanu mesubin] 2

(More translations are available at the end.)

The Story of Israel in the Land of Egypt

In answer to these question, we will tell the story of Israel in the land of Egypt.
The story of the Jews in Egypt begins with Joseph. Joseph was a Jew in Egypt long before the Passover story begins. The Pharaoh had a dream which Joseph interpreted as foretelling a great famine. Joseph instructed the Pharaoh to stockpile the nation’s grain in order that Egypt may survive the famine. The Pharaoh followed his advice, and because of this, the people of Egypt had enough food. The Pharaoh was grateful to Joseph and made him a prince.

The famine included Egypt's neighbors who did not have enough food. The hunger in the land which is now Israel drove Joseph's family to Egypt in search of food. There were now seventy Jews in Egypt, who multiplied over the years.

After Joseph died a new Pharaoh arose. He forgot how well Joseph had served Egypt and felt threatened by the Israelites. He made the Israelites slaves and ordered that all the baby boys be put to death.

One day a baby boy was born to Amram and Jochabed. His five-year-old sister, Miriam proclaimed that he would grow up and save the children of Israel. Jochabed tried to hide him from Pharaoh’s soldiers. She made a basket and placed him in it. Miriam hid him in the bulrushes and watched over him.

Pharaoh’s daughter came down to the river to bathe with her handmaidens. She found the baby and decided to take him home and raise him as her own son, naming him Moses, meaning, "I drew you out of the water." Miriam came out of hiding and told Pharaoh’s daughter that she knew a good nursemaid for the baby. This was Jochabed - Moses' own mother.

Moses lived happily in the palace of the Pharaoh but he saw the suffering of the Israelites and felt sorry for them. One day when he saw an Egyptian taskmaster beating a slave, he got angry and killed the taskmaster. Moses now had to run away from Egypt. He fled to Midian where he became a shepherd.

One day, while he was looking after his sheep, he heard a voice calling him from a bush. He looked up and saw that although the bush was on fire, the flames did not consume it. This miracle was a sign to Moses that the voice was God’s.

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God told Moses to go back to Egypt and lead the Israelites to freedom. Moses had little confidence in his ability to do this, but he went back to Egypt and gained the support of his brother Aaron. Together, they went to Pharaoh and demanded the freedom of the Jews. Pharaoh refused and worked the slaves even harder.

The Bible tells us that God assisted Moses in his efforts by imposing terrible plagues upon the Egyptians. With each one Pharaoh relented, but as soon as the plague was over, he would change his mind. Only after the tenth plague, the slaying of the first-born, in which Pharaoh’s own son was killed, did he agree to let the Israelites go.

In remembrance of the plagues we raise our glasses and spill a drop as we mention each one. This is to show that the celebration of our freedom is diminished by the knowledge of the suffering of others.

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Before God imposed the last plague, He told the Jewish people to mark their doors with the blood of a lamb, to signify to the Angel of Death to pass over the house and spare the first born. It is from this act that we call the holiday Passover.
The Jews ate the lamb as their last meal in Egypt. It is traditional to include the lamb bone on the Seder plate to symbolize this passing over as the Jews continued to sacrifice a Paschal lamb as an offering to God from the first Passover through to the time of the Great Temple.

Sometimes, at modern vegetarian Seders, we substitute a fresh cut beet, to symbolize the blood of the lamb.

When Pharaoh agreed to let the Israelites leave, they left so quickly that did not have time to let their bread rise. The unleavened bread baked on their backs in the heat of the sun. This is why we eat matzo on Passover.

Soon after the Israelites left, Pharaoh changed his mind again. He sent his soldiers to capture the Jewish slaves, who were now at the shores of the Red Sea. The Jews looked back and saw the Egyptian army approaching. Even though they were 600,000 strong and the Egyptians numbered only 600, they were afraid. Legend tells us that one man, Nachson, bravely walked into the sea and others followed him. As they did this, the waters parted, allowing the Israelites to cross to the other side. When all the Jews had crossed, the waters swelled over and drowned the pursuing Egyptian soldiers.

Upon crossing the Red Sea, the Jews began an era as a free people. To symbolize our freedom at the Seder, we recline on pillows.

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The Second Cup of Wine –
To the Human Spirit

We don't know how much of the Passover story is based on historical fact. We'd like to imagine that the Jews were slaves in Egypt at the time of the Pharaohs, and that they were freed by a leader called Moses. Yet whether or not we believe that these events actually happened, on some level, we find the Passover story true.

We know that our ancestors celebrated Passover for thousands of years, making a special point of passing the story on to their children. They believed themselves to have been descended from slaves who were freed with the help of God. Their faith gave them the hope and strength to endure the hardships and oppression that were their lot throughout much of history.

Also, they were not just passive recipients of divine favor. Like Jochabed devising a way to save her infant, young Miriam carrying out the plan, Nachson leading the way cross the Red Sea or Moses joining with Aaron to confront Pharaoh, they employed ingenuity, risk taking, and cooperation, in order to overcome the realities of their times.

As we drink the second cup of wine let's celebrate those human qualities which allowed our people to survive the many pharaohs we've encountered throughout the ages. L'Chaim.

L'Chaim means "to life" in Yiddish. It is often used as a toast when drinking.

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Blessing over the Matzo

          Baruch Atah Adonoy,
          Elohenu melech halolam,
          hamotzee lechem meen haoretz.

          Baruch atah Adonoy,
          Elohenu melech haolam,
          asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav
          vitzeevanu al achelas matzo.

(Break the top piece and distribute it to the participants.)

Bitter Herbs

Now we eat the bitter herbs. The bitter herbs are eaten to remind us of the bitter times of slavery.

Hillel Sandwich

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The sage, Hillel, began the tradition of dipping the bitter herbs into the charoses. The charoses traditionally represent the bricks used by the Israelites to build the Pharaoh’s cities. Because they are sweet, Hillel said it also represents hope. Eating the charoses with the bitter herbs reminds us of the hope for freedom that lessens the bitterness of slavery.

Orange

Finally, we introduce a new tradition, of the orange. We do this in honor of a modern legend which tells how an orthodox rabbi once remarked that a woman rabbi would be as appropriate as an orange on a Seder plate. We celebrate our freedom to have women rabbis by eating the orange.

(The meal is served.)

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Now that we are eating I can tell you about my daughter's first Passover Seder. She was 3 days old and I was still unable to sit. Even with my mother there to help, the house was in total chaos as my husband and I fumbled our way through being new, exhausted parents.

But it was Passover, and we had to do something to celebrate. My husband ran out to pick up some traditional Passover foods from a Jewish deli. He and my mother took turns tending to a newborn and shoving bowls and trays into the oven or microwave. My grandparents came over, admired the baby, and sat down waiting to be served.

My husband and my mother took trays and bowls out of microwave and oven and threw them on the dining table. I was watching this all from the adjoining living room where I was lying on the sofa.

"This soup is cold," my grandfather said, never strong on the social graces.

"That's because when the Jews left Egypt in a hurry, they didn't have time to heat up the soup first," my husband said, but I think he went and reheated my grandfather's bowl.

That was the extent of our Passover service that year.

Some years later when my daughter was about 7, she came up with her own version of the Passover story. Called the Passover Rap, it began:

         It's the story of Pesach, here we come,
         Those Jews they worked too long in the sun,
         Ba-dum Ching, Ba-da-bum Ching.

Unfortunately, that's all anyone can remember.

Find and Eat Afikomen.

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The afikomen is the middle piece of matzo broken and hidden earlier. The children hunt for it. The finder(s) must "sell" it back to an adult in order for the Seder to continue. We hide one afikomen for each child to find. Sometimes, when we don't count right, we find the last piece months later, hidden in a bookcase or somewhere.

The Third Cup of Wine - To the Future

More than any other Jewish holiday, Passover is intended to be celebrated in a family setting. The Seder is a time when parents pass on Jewish history, legend, ritual, and values to their children, just as their parents once did for them, and perhaps as their children will some day do for their own children.

By maintaining our ancient traditions we add a link to a chain that goes back thousands of years. As we drink the third cup of wine we can imagine this chain extending far into the future. Here’s to those who will forge their links after us: to our children and our children’s children -- to the future.

          Baruch atah Adonoy,
          Elohenu melech haolam,
          boreh p'ri hagofen.

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The Four Thoughtful Children

The Rabbis of the traditional Haggadah told us that there were four kinds of sons, each with his own question about Passover. One was wise, another wicked, another simple, and the last, too young to ask.. This telling strikes many of us as too harsh and inconsistent with modern values.

Today, many of us prefer to tell the story in a way that acknowledges our daughters as well as our sons, and that honors each child with the respect his or her question deserves. We've identified four children, each with a thoughtful question about the holiday.

The observant child asks:
          What foods are permitted and what foods are prohibited during Passover?

          To this child we answer,
          We eat unleavened food at Passover to remind us that we were once slaves in Egypt.

The rebellious child asks,
          Why do you bother with this holiday?

          To this child we answer,
          We celebrate Passover because remembering our time of slavery helps us
          to understand the suffering and anger of those who are still not free.

The compassionate child asks,
          How can we celebrate our own freedom when others are still enslaved?

          To this child we answer,
          It is our duty to help others with their fight for freedom, even as we enjoy
          our own freedom.

The agnostic child asks,
          What is the point of God having freed us in Egypt, only to allow us to
          become oppressed again so many times in our history?

          To this child we answer,
          God has shown us the Promised Land. We must look to ourselves and
          each other to find our way there.

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Finally there is a fifth child, the one who is too young to ask a question or understand our answer. To this child we sing a song, for music is understood by everyone and singing makes us feel free.

Let My People Go

          When Israel was in Egypt land
          Let my people go.
          Oppressed so hard they could not stand,
          Let my people go.

          Go down, Moses,
          Way down in Egypt land.
          Tell old Pharaoh, to
          Let my people go.

          “Thus sayeth the Lord” bold Moses said,
         “Let my people go
          “If not I’ll smite your first-born dead
          “Let my people go.”
(chorus)

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Elijah's Cup

As the wine glasses are filled a fourth time, we fill an extra cup which is set aside for the prophet Elijah. We are told that Elijah is the precursor of the Messiah. According to legend, Elijah wanders unceasingly through the world, awaiting the moment when he can make his identity known. We open the door as a sign of welcome to Elijah and sing his song, as a sign of our determination to do all we can to fulfill his hope of a world of freedom, justice, and peace for all people.

Eliayahu - traditional

          Eliyahu Hanavi, Eliyahu Hatichbee
          Eliyahu, Eliyahu, Eliyahu Hagiladee
          Beemhayra yavo alaynu, eem hashechah ben Daveed
          Beemhayra yavo alaynu, eem hashechah ben Daveed
          Eliyahu Hanavi, Eliyahu Hatichbee
          Eliyahu, Eliyahu, Eliyahu Hagiladee

(Elijah's cup is set aside and the door is opened, often by the younger children. Usually an adult will glug down most or all of Elijah's cup so that when the children return we can say, "See: Elijah was here and drank the wine." We continue to do this far after they believe what we say is true, if they ever did.)

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In our family, we usually recall at this time, how back in his Polish village, Uncle Saul, as a young prankster, used to take the opportunity of the open door to push a goat into the house.

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Miriam’s Cup

A new tradition at some Seders is to set aside a cup of water for Miriam. This symbol was chosen because Miriam was said to have found water in the desert during the 40 years of wandering. We raise our water glasses as we sing about how Miriam led the celebration after the crossing of the Red Sea.

Miriam’s Song

- Debbie Friedman

chorus:          And the women dancing with their timbrals
                    Followed Miriam as she sang her song
                    Sing a song to the one whom we’ve exalted
                    Miriam and the women danced and danced the whole night long.

          Miriam was a weaver of unique variety.
          The tapestry she wove was one which sang our history.
          With every strand and every thread she crafted her delight.
          A woman touched with spirit she dances through the night.

                    (chorus)

          When Miriam stood upon the shores she gazed across the sea.
          The wonder of this miracle she soon came to believe.
          Whoever thought the sea would part with an outstretched hand,
          And we would march to freedom and to the Promised Land.
                    (chorus)

          And Miriam the prophet took the timbral in her hand
          And all the women followed her just as she had planned. And
          Miriam raised her voice in song she sang with praise and might.
          We’ve just lived through a miracle, we’re going to dance tonight.

         (chorus)

If we're lucky, somebody will have a tambourine, and we can really go to town with this song, much to the embarrassment of some of our children.

The Fourth Cup of Wine - To Jerusalem (Peace)

Traditionally the fourth cup of wine is dedicated to Jerusalem. In addition to being a city in Israel, Jerusalem also means "you shall see peace".

Most of us live in relative peace and freedom here in the United States, although, since 9/11, our sense of peace and security has been badly shaken. Moreover, the recent financial crisis threatens the stability of our nation and the world. Some of us have become newly unemployed, now receiving charity from organizations we once contributed to. Others of us have lost our homes or savings. Those of us who have lost little, fear we may soon join their ranks.

Yet, all around us, others are even worse off. Residents of our own inner cities have little to aspire to; the people of Darfur still face genocide; People in Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Pakistan continue to suffer from the wars that rage around them. Sadly, neither Israeli statehood nor Palestinian autonomy has brought either peace or freedom to the peoples of Jerusalem. We mentally spill another drop of wine for them.

To paraphrase Rabbi Michael Lerner of Tikkkun Magazine, the Passover story resonates with us today because even if we have it "pretty good", in some sense we are still in Egypt. Like the ancient Israelites, we yearn for a better place, a promised land. And like them we must join together, sometimes marching and sometimes stumbling through the desert. We don't know if we'll ever reach our destination, or even if we're getting any closer. Yet, we are still compelled to make the journey.

One bright note since we gathered here last year is the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States. The whole world has been inspired by his words and now looks to him to fulfill his promise. We pray that he proves to be a Moses for our times and lead us towards a peaceful, sustainable future with liberty and justice for all.

Let us raise our glasses one last time, and sing of peace for Israel, Palestine, the United States and the entire world – no exceptions.

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Ose Shalom - traditional

          Ose shalom bimromav
          Hu ya a se shalom a le nu
          V'al kol yis ra el
          V'im ru imru amen.
          Ya a se shalom
          Ya a se shalom
          Shalom A le nu
          V'al kol yisrael
          Ya a se shalom
          Ya a se shalom
          V'al kol yisrael.

Next year in Jerusalem!

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Dayenu - Traditional

          Dayenu: It would have been enough.
         If God had only freed us from bondage,
         or only given us the Sabbath or the Torah,
         it would have been enough.

         Ilu hotzi-hotzianu
         Hotzianu miMitzrayim
         Hotzianu miMitzrayim
         Daynenu

         Day day-anu
         Day day-anu
         Day day-anu
         Dayanu Dayunu

         Ilu natan natan lanu
         Natan lanu et haShabat
         Natan lanu et haShabat
         Dayanu

         (Chorus)

         Ilu nata natan lanu
         Natan lanu et haTorah
         Natan lanu et haTorah
         Dayenu

         (Chorus)

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Earlier we spilled drops of wine in remembrance of the Egyptians who suffered during the Exodus. As written on the Reggae Passover CD: "It may be better to vanquish than to be vanquished, but the ultimate victory is peace. In the end, only by embracing those who were once the enemy, can the unity of creation ("Adonai echad") be realized." It is with this hope that we sing Hinay Ma Tov.

“Oh, what a wonderful world it would be if
all people could live as one.”

Hinay Ma Tov - Traditional

Hinay ma tov u'ma na'im
shevet achim gahm yah-chad.

(Repeat)

Here is another song that celebrates the oneness of the world.

In the Beginning: A Secular Sh’ma - Marcia Landa

Dedicated to Carl Sagan

In the beginning there was a void;
Time and space had not been birthed yet.
Out of the darkness, there came a point,
a singularity.

In the beginning there came a blast,
faster than light, a true Inferno.
Out of the chaos, in a brief flash,
Our universe was formed.

          Behold the diversity
          that came from this superforce.
          Matter split from energy.
          In time: stars and planets.

Earth is our home it circles the sun
giving us air and warmth and water.
We wonder if it's the only one
that can enable life.

Here we have plankton, lichen and trees,
Insects and birds and fish and mammals.
We're all a part of one family.
Come from a single cell.

         First we're born and then we die.
         Life seems just a minute.
         We reach out to others here
         to make some sense of it.

We might well wonder how it will end.
Will it succumb to entropy or
Will it collapse and begin again.
This we may never know.

In the beginning there was a point,
hurling its contents through the ages.
All we've become seems separate, disjoint,
but we began as one.

Chad gadya - Traditional

This is a cumulative repeating song that my family can never sing, but it's so traditional, we usually try - in English or the original Aramaic.

In English:

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In Aramaic

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When I was a kid, a child-kid that is, I thought Tu-zuzim was the name of the boy who was pictured next to father and the goat-kid in our haggadah. It was a while before I realized the following:

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I Have a Dream - Marcia Landa

I have a dream that our
Children will one day
Live in a nation where
They will be free.

They will not suffer from
injustice, poverty,
Senseless brutality
or bigotry.

I have a dream that from
every village,
every ham’let,
state, and city,

Brothers and sisters;
Black, white, and brown;
Christian, Jew, Mos’lem
All shall agree to let

Freedom ring from the
Hilltops of New Hampshire; From the
snow capped Rockies, from
Yosemite’s peak;

From every hill and mole
Hill of Mississippi
From every mountainside,
Let freedom ring.

(From every mountainside,
Let Freedom ring.)

I have a dream that our
Children will one day be
Judged for their character
Not for their skin.

No one shall tell them their race or religion, or
national origin won't be let in.

I have a dream that hate and injustice,
Soon will be-come just a thing of the past.

That's when this nation will rise up together and
shout to the heavens "Free at last", so let

Freedom ring from the
Red Hills of Georgia from the
Northern cities to the
Heartland prairie.

From coast to coast from the
Great Lakes to the Delta,
From every region,
Let freedom ring.


(From every region,
Let freedom ring.)

I have a dream that our
Children will one day
Live in a world where they
All will be free.

No one will suffer from
hunger or apartheid,
torture or genocide,
or tyranny.

I have a dream that from
Every nation,
All the world’s children will
Join hands and sing

No more the horror of
famine or wars,
Terrorist massacres,
Ethnic cleansing. So let


Freedom ring
from the hills of Sarjevo
From El Salvador,
from the island Haiti;

From Johannesburg;
From the Great Wall of China
From every corner,
let freedom ring.

From every corner,
Let freedom ring
From every corner,
let freedom ring!

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Dessert is served

Traditionally the last thing to be eaten at the Seder is the afikomen, shared among all the participants. But who has room to eat dry old matzo after all that dessert? Not our family.

End of Seder

The Four Questions in More Languages.
In Yiddish

Far vos iz di dozike nakht fun peysakh andersh fun ale nekht fun a gants yor?

Ale nekht megn mir esn say khomets, say matse, ober halaylo haze - in der doziker nakht - nor matse?

Ale nekht esn mir kolerley grintsn, ober halaylo haze - in der doziker nakht - moror - bloys bitere kraytekher?

Ale nekht darfn mir nit ayntunken afile eyn mol oykh nit, ober halaylo haze - in der doziker nakht - tunken mir ayn tsvey mol?

Ale nekht kenen mir esn say zitsndik glaykh, say ongelent, ober halaylo haze - in der doziker peysakh-nakht - esn mir ale ongelent?

In Swedish

Varför är den här kvällen annorlunda?

Alla andra kvällar äter vi antingen bröd eller matzo, men i kväll äter vi bara matzo.

Alla andra kvällar äter vi alla slags örder men i kväll äter vi endasi bittra örder.

Alla andra kvällar doppar vi inte, men i kväll två gånger.

Alla andra kvällar äter vi antingen sittande eller liggande, men i kväll äter vi liggande.




Please submit the Four Questions in a language that you know. Can anyone translate it into Armenian?