Ma Nishtanah: The Four Questions

An Audio Sample

A Passover seder table in Quba, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Reza/Getty Images)
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The Four Questions, known in Hebrew as Ma Nishtanah, are recited toward the beginning of the Passover seder, usually by children. These liturgical stanzas set the tone for the evening, in which questions are encouraged and viewed as an integral part of the retelling of the Exodus story.

Listen to a free mp3 audio recording of the Four Questions here, as recorded by Stereo Sinai:

 

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