Singing songs that praise God | hallel | הַלֵּל

This is the time set aside for singing. Some of us might sing traditional prayers from the Book of Psalms. Others take this moment for favorites like Chad Gadya & Who Knows One, which you can find in the appendix. To celebrate the theme of freedom, we might sing songs from the civil rights movement. Or perhaps your crazy Uncle Frank has some parody lyrics about Passover to the tunes from a musical. We’re at least three glasses of wine into the night, so just roll with it.

Whether this is your first Passover seder and you're experiencing this all for the first time, or if it's your twentieth and you have special memories attached to each of the songs, everyone is welcome to sing and to suggest a song!


haggadah Section: Hallel