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MA NISHTANA
MA NISHTANA
MA NISHTANA
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE
We're Back! On the heels of the widely popular success of the "Ayekah Where are You?" videos this past fall we have created a new video series called "Ma Nishtana? What Difference Does It Make."
Ma Nishtana is the opening phrase of the Four Questions sung at every Passover Seder. They mean "How is it different?" as in "How is this night different than all other nights?" It's the first real question at the seder table. The phrase also means what difference is seen tonight? We've taken that phrase to expand the notion of transformation that occurs in each of us in preparation for our great spring holiday of change, Passover.
Ma Nishtana daily videos and inspirational material are now live!
Share on social media using #VBSMaNishtana
Watch Rabbi Ed Feinstein's first inspirational video here:
PASSOVER RESOURCES
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VBS Passover Haggadah |
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Convo Starter Fortune Teller |
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Social Justice Supplements |
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"Light of Freedom" |
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Filling Elijah's Cup |
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Recipes from Chef Danny Corsun |
PASSOVER GUIDES |
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Blessings for Bedikat Hametz |
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Magid: The Passover Story |
TEXT STUDIES |
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Because We Were Slaves |
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Suddenly A Slave |
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Outstretch Your Hands |
Miriam's Cup |
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Orange on the Seder Plate |
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The Covenant of Common Destiny: The Leap of Solidarity |
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From Slavery to Freedom, A Road Story |
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The Spiritual Significance of Yeast |
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Bedikat Hametz For Your Soul |
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Passover |
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The Four Children Within |
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Innermost Secrets of Passover Seder: Charoset |
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture |
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My Personal Exodus |
WATCH & LISTEN |
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Free Yourself |
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Tzama Nafshi "My Soul Thirsts For You" |
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Olam Chesed |
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Finding What Is Hidden |
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> The Social Justice Twist on 'Dayenu' |
FOR THE KIDS
VIDEOS |
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"Ma Nishtana - The 4 Questions in Hebrew" |
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"Now We Are Free" by the Ein Prat Fountainheads |
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The Passover Shaboom! Special |
PRINTABLE DOWNLOADS |
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Convo Starter Fortune Teller |
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Radical Empathy for Kids - A Family Affair |
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Seder Songsheets |
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Place Card Table Tents |
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COLORING SHEETS |
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Seder Guest Fingerprint Tree |
ACTIVITIES |
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Make Life-Sized LEGO™ Seder Plates |
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DIY Bedikat Hametz Kits |
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The Courage of Nachshon |
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DIY Charoset Bar |
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DIY Afikomen Bag Craft |
Wed, April 30 2025
2 Iyyar 5785