A traditional Seder plate

A Song for the Seder

From: Jim O'Connor
Series: Sound Beat
Length: 01:30

A brief intro to the Dayenu, one of the songs of the Seder. Read the full description.

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The Dayenu is one of the songs of the Seder, sung during Passover, this April 19^th through the 26^th.

You’re on the Sound Beat.

The Dayenu consists of fifteen verses, each celebrating a great deed done on behalf of the Jewish people by their God. Like the one celebrated during Passover. The Exodus, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and to Mount Sinai. Translated as “that would have been enough” or “that would have sufficed”, the dayenu expresses gratefulness for these acts.

You’re listening to David Putterman and his Choir in an RCA Victor recording. Putterman was a well-known hazzan, or cantor, whose job it is to lead the congregation in song. In 1923, he broadcast a religious service coast-to-coast, the first cantor to do so.

To see a listing of all fifteen verses of the Dayenu, go to sound beat dot org.

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Piece Description

The Dayenu is one of the songs of the Seder, sung during Passover, this April 19^th through the 26^th.

You’re on the Sound Beat.

The Dayenu consists of fifteen verses, each celebrating a great deed done on behalf of the Jewish people by their God. Like the one celebrated during Passover. The Exodus, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and to Mount Sinai. Translated as “that would have been enough” or “that would have sufficed”, the dayenu expresses gratefulness for these acts.

You’re listening to David Putterman and his Choir in an RCA Victor recording. Putterman was a well-known hazzan, or cantor, whose job it is to lead the congregation in song. In 1923, he broadcast a religious service coast-to-coast, the first cantor to do so.

To see a listing of all fifteen verses of the Dayenu, go to sound beat dot org.

Broadcast History

Will be broadcast April 19, 2011 in multiple outlets.

Transcript

The Dayenu is one of the songs of the Seder, sung during Passover, this April 19th through the 26th.

You’re on the Sound Beat.

The Dayenu consists of fifteen verses, each celebrating a great deed done on behalf of the Jewish people by their God. Like the one celebrated during Passover. The Exodus, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and to Mount Sinai. Translated as “that would have been enough” or “that would have sufficed”, the dayenu expresses gratefulness for these acts.

You’re listening to David Putterman and his Choir in an RCA Victor recording. Putterman was a well-known hazzan, or cantor, whose job it is to lead the congregation in song. In 1923, he broadcast a religious service coast-to-coast, the first cantor to do so.

To see a listing of all fifteen verses of the Dayenu, go to sound beat dot org.
Read the full transcript