Re: Ma Nishtana

[r l reid <ro...>]

Bob Wiener wrote:
> I'm curious about the musical development of the different tunes for Ma =
> Nishtana (e.g., the "chant" and "Israeli" versions).  Can anyone =
> enlighten us?

The "chant" is the standard mishna study chant, which implies that 
the questions are not really questions but themselves answers of a
sort.

In the Conservative movement, you can tell a person's age by which
one they use - over 50 do the chant, under 50 do the Israeli.

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