The seder officially begins with the lighting of candles. In Jewish tradition, lighting candles and saying a blessing over them marks a time of transition, from the day that is ending to the one that is beginning, from ordinary time to sacred time.

Lighting the candles is an important part of our Passover celebration because their flickering light reminds us of the great need to keep the fragile flame of freedom alive in the world.

Please light your candles and we say:

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha'olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav, v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Pesach.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with laws and commanded us to light the Passover candles.

As these candles brighten our Passover table, may good thoughts, good words, and good deeds brighten our days.

Dayenu

Ilu ho-tsi, ho-tsi-a-nu, 

Ho-tsi-a-nu mi-Mitz-ra-yim, 

Ho-tsi-a-nu mi-Mitz-ra-yim, 

Da-ye-nu!

.. CHORUS: 

.. Dai, da-ye-nu, 

.. Dai, da-ye-nu, 

.. Dai, da-ye-nu, 

.. Da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu! 

.. 

.. Dai, da-ye-nu, 

.. Dai, da-ye-nu, 

.. Dai, da-ye-nu, 

.. Da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu!

Ilu na-tan, na-tan la-nu, 

Na-tan la-nu et-ha-Sha-bat, 

Na-tan la-nu et-ha-Sha-bat, 

Da-ye-nu!

.. (CHORUS)

Ilu na-tan, na-tan la-nu, 

Na-tan la-nu et-ha-To-rah, 

Na-tan la-nu et-ha-To-rah, 

Da-ye-nu!

.. (CHORUS) 

(A singable English version:)

Had Gpd brought all, brought all of us, brought all of us 

out from Egypt, 

then it would have been enough. Oh, dayenu.

Chorus: 

Da-da-yeinu_____, da-da-yeinu_____, da-da-yeinu_____, 

dayeinu, dayeinu, dayeinu.

(repeat)

Had God given, given to us, given to us all the Sabbath, 

then it would have been enough. Oh, dayenu.

Chorus

Had God given, given to us, given to us all the Torah, 

then it would have been enough. Oh, dayenu.

Chorus