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                                   PESACH

                                THE FESTIVAL OF FREEDOM

                             

THE FOUR QUESTIONS

Mah nishtanah halaylah hazeh mikol halaylot!

Shebchol halaylot anu ochlin chametz umatzah, halaylah hazeh kulo matzah?

Shebchol halaylot anu ochlin she-ar yerakot, halaylah hazeh maror?

Shebchol halaylot ayn anu matbilin afilu pa-am echad, halaylah hazeh
shtey pe-amim?

Shebchol halaylot anu ochlin ben yoshevin uveyn mesubin, halaylah
hazeh kulanu mesubin?

HOW IS THIS NIGHT DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER NIGHT OF THE YEAR?

Every other night we eat bread or matzah.  Why do we eat only matzah tonight?

Every other night we eat all sorts of vegetables. Why do we eat maror tonight?

Every other night we eat vegetables as part of the meal. Why do we eat a vegetable dipped in salt water, and maror dipped in chopped fruit, before we even start the meal tonight?

Every other night we may sit upright or lean at the table. Why do we
only lean tonight?

                            


Why do we eat matzah?                          

A child asks four questions to find out why this night is different from all other nights of the year. The first question is:  "Why do we eat only matzah?"  One answer is that the Children of Israel had no time to bake bread before they left Egypt.  They quickly mixed some flour and water and put it in the sun to bake.

                        

Freedom

In Australia, we are free to live our lives as we choose. What do we
most enjoy having the freedom to do?

Free to go to a beach
Free to visit our friends
Free to go to the shops

Think about other things you are able to do.

The slaves didn't have such freedom, they were told where to go and what to do by the Egyptians.



                          
My Quia activities and quizzes
PESACH - MAH NISHTANA
http://www.quia.com/cm/103411.html
PESACH - MATCHING TERMS
http://www.quia.com/jg/355979.html
PESACH QUIZ
http://www.quia.com/quiz/359904.html
PESACH SYMBOLS
http://www.quia.com/pa/14061.html
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Last updated  2009/04/07 13:15:08 ESTHits  576