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Mendel and the Ma Nishtana

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March 26, 2018 12:15 am

I get the nostalgic importance, and certainly the benefit the bubby gets from hearing what resonates with her, but I don’t get the unrealistic, and frankly inappropriate focus on the Yiddish language, if it isn’t being used. As the bubby in her post clarifies, yiddish is not used by the parents or children, so why deify it to the extent it MUST be kept alive? The battle was lost because it is not being used at home or in school. You either use it and teach it as a language or it ceases to be the language. Keep in mind… Read more »

Eli Lipsker
March 25, 2018 9:04 pm

I agree I grew up with your Pesach tape my kidz and grandkids we remember you this time of year you were part of our lives will never forget the rallies in 770?your Haneros Halloh washow the Rebbe looked at you while you were lighting the Menorah and running back to finish the appropiate songs with your band may your neshama have a Aliyah we will always remember you

To # 11 - This is the 'weird' English version
March 24, 2018 9:46 pm

Tatte, ich vil by deer freggen, di feer kashis. Ma nishtana halayla hazeh, mikol halelos? Vos is andersh dee nacht foon Pesach, foon alleh necht foon a gantz yor? 1. Dee err-shteh kasha is: (from Hagaddah) Alle necht foon a gantz yor, toonken meer nisht ayn afilu ayn mull, ubber dee nacht foon pesach, toonken meer ayn, tzvay mull. Ayn mull karpas in zaltz vasser, oon dee tzvayte mull, maror in charoses. 2. Di tzvayte kasha is: (from Hagaddah) Alle necht foon a gantz yor, essen meer chometz udder matzah, ubber di nacht foon pesach, essen meer nur matzah. 3.… Read more »

Eli Lipsker
March 24, 2018 8:27 pm

My children grandchildren. And all my students were raised on your Pesach tape later cd can you imaganine how many people’s lives you touched by this and all the other things you left an impact your were the first frum musician and choir leader and Lag bomber you were the first drum Corp out there thank you please bring Moshiach from above with your sweet tenor voice we all miss you

So where is the transliteration
March 24, 2018 5:51 pm

Are you able to post so we could all benefit

Beautifully said.
March 24, 2018 5:09 pm

Loved it keep going.
Tzipporah

Eli Liosker
March 23, 2018 5:34 pm

The first to educate kids to recite the entire Pesach Seder plus the ma nishta in correct Yiddish he educated thousands of Kidz to recite the entire Haggadah from kiddush until the very end we will forever be greatful to him and his love for his impression he left

A young Bubby
March 23, 2018 5:21 pm

So well-stated — thank you! I would love to hear more practical advice from you (and other experienced grandparents) about how to make this kind of transmission happen!

Yiddish
March 23, 2018 4:30 pm

It’s sad that these parents aren’t speaking to their children in Yiddish. They’re doing them a real disservice. Shlichus is great but children shouldn’t be sacrificed for it. Many manage to do shlichus and still speak to their children in Yiddish!

Beautifully written and a most meaningful message
March 23, 2018 2:58 pm

Thank you Rebetzin Kranz for your inspiring message to all of us as parents and grandparents. My grandmother was just such a Bubby! Have a happy and healthy Passover

Insightful
March 23, 2018 12:02 pm

As a grandmother of 23, k”h I absolutely agree. And I’d like to add that it is necessary to change, or manipulate the tradition so that they can be passed on. Present it in a form they can understand.

Miryam
March 23, 2018 11:49 am

Looooove it!

Thank you!
March 23, 2018 11:45 am

Beautiful!

Eli Lipsker
March 23, 2018 11:42 am

Eli Lipsker A”H has a great pesach cd for kids with Mah nishtana in yiddish and other great pesach songs and simanei haseder in yiddish

wow
March 23, 2018 11:03 am

so inspiring

why are there no yidish videos for kids?
that would be the easiest way to preserve the language of the rebbe.

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