Dayeinu Adapted from Jewish Boston

The plagues and our subsequent redemption from Egypt are but one example of the care God has shown for us in our history. Had God but done any one of these kindnesses, it would have been enough – dayeinu.

אִלּוּ הוֹצִיאָֽנוּ מִמִּצְרַֽיִם, דַּיֵּנוּ

Ilu hotzi- hotzianu, Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim Hotzianu mi-mitzrayim, Dayeinu

If God had only taken us out of Egypt, that would have been enough!

אִלּוּ נָתַן לָֽנוּ אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה, דַּיֵּנוּ

Ilu natan natan lanu, natan lanu et ha-Torah, Natan lanu et ha-Torah , Dayeinu

If God had only given us the Torah, that would have been enough.

The complete lyrics to Dayeinu tell the entire story of the Exodus from Egypt as a series of miracles God performed for us.

Dayeinu also reminds us that each of our lives is the cumulative result of many blessings, small and large.

Alternate Dayeinu

We’ve Got Matzah to the tune of “I Got Rhythm”  (Barbara Sarshik, 2003)

We’ve got matzah.
We’ve got maror.
We’ve got shank bones.
Who could ask for anything more?
We’ve got manna
In the desert.
We’ve got Moses.
Who could ask for anything more?

Old man Pharaoh, he’s behind us., You won’t find us at his door.

We’ve got matzah.
We’ve got maror.
We’ve got shank bones.
Who could ask for anything more?
We’ve got manna
In the desert.
We’ve got Moses.
Who could ask for anything more?


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu