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A Night of Questions
The Four Questions are the questions most commonly associated with the Passover Seder. Though they are thought of as four separate questions, they are really just subsets of the single question: what makes tonight so special? Even ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Matthew Green -
Ask the Fifth Question
Early in the Seder we say, “All who are hungry, let them enter and eat.” We move ceremoniously through the Haggadah, reminding ourselves that we once were slaves in Egypt and explaining the meaning of each bite we eat. But mil ...-- Four Questionscontributed by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger -
4 Problems
How is this night different from other nights? On other nights we are not obligated to ask the questions of what separates us from redemption. Tonight we are so obligated.1) Why are women not yet universally reco ...-- Four Questionscontributed by shai cherry -
Alternative Four Questions
Traditionally, we ask why this night is different from all other nights. This variation on the Four Questions challenges us to think about why some things have changed so little:1) Why is “JAP” still such a popular put-down?2) ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Jewish Women's Archive -
Why Is This Night Different? V
Here is Mah Nishtanah sung in English translation. ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Gerald Weiss -
MAZON's Fifth Question
MAZON’s Fifth Question: Why on this night are millions of people going hungry? The answer is a stark and upsetting truth: Because on this night, like every other night, millions of people living in poverty have no other choice.& ...-- Four Questionscontributed by MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger -
Why is this year different fro
We encourage you to incorporate this reading into the Four Questions section of your seder. Mah nishtanah ha-lailah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-lailot? Why is this night different from ...-- Four Questionscontributed by American Jewish World Service -
JWW: Six Elements. Six Questio
We pose six questions to stir thought and discussion. Asking questions is such a vital part of the Seder, perhaps because people who are enslaved are not allowed to ask questions. ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Michelle Westmiller -
In Search of Freedom: A Passov
It is customary at the seder for children to recite “the four questions.” These questions are designed to stimulate an intergenerational conversation about the history an ...-- Four Questionscontributed by American Jewish World Service -
My Pesach Seder Questions 5771
THE CUSTOM of having the youngest child recite the “four questions”&nb ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Ittay -
AJWS: 5th Question
Mah nishtanah ha-lailah ha-zeh mi-kol ha-lailot? Why is this night different from all other nights? We know the traditional answers to this question: On this night, we eat matzah and bitter herbs, we dip and we recline. But this i ...-- Four Questionscontributed by American Jewish World Service -
The Four Questions
This reading allows for much creativity in the text and inclusion of social action themes or questions. Families might permit time for additional questions to be posed to the group, with opportunities for all to answer. ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Religious Action Center -
NIF: Four Questions
For discussion: Ask a few children (or adults!) what they feel is the most important difference between the Seder and all other nights. Ask several of your guests to share a question that he or she feels is particularly important ...-- Four Questionscontributed by New Israel Fund -
Chad Gadya
How have you changed, how are you different? I changed this year. On all other nights I asked only Four Questions. This night I have a fifth question: “How long will the cycle of violence continue?” Chase and ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Jewish Voice for Peace -
The Four Questions
The four cups are derived from four expressions of redemption found in Exodus 6:6-7: "I will bring you out;" "I will deliver you;" I will redeem you;" and "I will take you." Let each of our cups represent a current group that need ...-- Four Questionscontributed by Tzedek: Jewish Action for Modern World
