You could get lost in YouTube & Google for hours when it comes to this chag / holiday.
We've just picked out a few choice links for your handy use & enjoyment.
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Best Seder in the USA (The Passover Song)
"Gentle" hiphop style. Lyrics included in "About" tab.
By Jewish Treats, with Brian Golub
Brought to you by Jewish National Outreach Program (NJOP)
Suitable for all ages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCy4-_DaacI -
Dayenu, Coming Home - The Fountainheads Passover Song
Very cool! Suitable for all ages.
Passover musical parody by The Ein Prat Fountainheads (Israeli group, in English).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_RmVJLfRoM -
Passover Rhapsody - A Jewish Rock Opera
Produced by Aish. Well-done, made for kids and definitely fun for adults too. After all, they wrote it to Queen music & succeeded admirably.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRWNrk7FxG4 -
The Shlomones - I'm Going to a Seder
What can we say? These guys have great goofy spirit. Worth seeing at the very least to see quite a novel way of splitting the matzah near the end [at 2.24] of the video ;-) . Suitable for all ages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugzCSigEcCc -
Who Let The Jews Out?
Someone had to parody that song sooner or later for this.
Funny thumbs up.
Youth to adults.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_glMo9FtYQ -
Passover in Sign Language
Do you need material for those who communicate also by American Sign Language? - Here's a series of videos that covers various Passover blessings & seder elements in ASL.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAF3DB9B072FCE202 -
The Passover story in ASL
This is another ASL series by the same producers, "American Heritage and Holidays in ASL".
We think this is a brilliant & much needed project. Besides which ASL is such a uniquely beautiful, expressive language in its own right- one deserving larger attention & usage for a variety of purposes (crossing over to the hearing population as well). We only wish they had included subtitles in these videos, because of that.
* We also came across this by the same folks: "Passover Haggadah with ASLcharts can be sent to you by email & you can print copies for your seder".
Contact JHAH@EtzChaimIndy.org or ASLJHAH@Hotmail.com .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BanJmZEl4co&list=PLD87E4C401AE4B30F -
Shalom Sesame: Les Matzarables
A musical 'where's-the-afikomen'? – Short & adorable for young kids
(& maybe adults who get stumped on where to hide that afikomen ;-) .
"From the creators of Sesame Street, Shalom Sesame is a cross-platform media initiative developed to introduce American children to Jewish culture, Hebrew language & the diversity of Israel."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpzLKo3diWk -
Shalom Sesame: Khalikidan's Passover Seder
"Khalikidan & her family came to Israel from Ethiopia. Join her family for a Passover seder, & share Khalikidan's excitement in reciting the four questions." Suitable for the younger set.
(To be clear- this a typical depiction of an Israeli seder, not how the holiday was celebrated in Ethiopia).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lOZrtivtTE -
The Passover Story of the Four Sons... Brought to Life, G-dcast Style!
Five stars for this presentation! Useful, current & definitely entertaining for slightly older children & youth through adults. It's that smart. We like how these guys think :-) .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=029__uuKYBI&list=PLt0-f16hpAmsCq6bGEn07Tuocx_FWEWjf -
Shalom Sesame: Moroccan Mimuna
What's that whole Mimouna biz in Israel about, anyway? Find out here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24FC9_VClgE -
Passover- what is it? / Ask Moses
Brought to you by http://www.askmoses.com/
What a clever idea! Do try it for yourself, students & family. By the way, the illustration of Moses on the main site- well that dude looks like he's straight out of tz-Top:) !
We checked some questions & answers out- they appear to be thoughtful and well-written. Of course you may not agree with every response, but that in itself is part & parcel of being a member of the Jewish people, right? Generating thinking & dialogue is always a good thing! So this is handy for that as well for teachers, parents, etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Biy0YufTx4I -
"Bitter Herb"
Bitter Herb does stand-up comedy! Something for the older youth & adult crowd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU1Mj37UqHM -
20 Things To Do With Matzah
"A post-Passover musical greeting!
Performed by Michelle Citrin and William Levin
Music, Lyrics and Production by William Levin and Michelle Citrin"
Older youth to adult. Some of us think this applies even before we get to "post-" ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMSEFCQCKPo&list=PLE26940F1FB65C8BB&index=20 -
Google Exodus - Passover movie
This is how the story might go if it took place in the Internet, Facebook & Twitter Age. Wonderfully funny.
Brought to you by those media-creative Aish folk.
For youth & adults- you'll love this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIxToZmJwdI -
FUNNY PASSOVER SONGS
Text- lyrics, parodies, English.
http://holidays.juda.com/passover-songs.shtml -
HANDY TRANSLITERATIONS of Seder songs, text.
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Dayenu, Echad Mi Yode-a, Chad Gadya
Sung by Medad Tasa, a quite young Mizrachi ["oriental"] Israeli talent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHEY048i6Q8 -
Dayenu דיינו - Karaoke
With transliterated lyrics (1st 3 stanzas). Why not practice a bit?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ce0HIP7A0M -
Simcha Raba שמחה רבה
"שמחה רבה, שמחה רבה, אביב הגיע, פסח בא"
"simcha raba simcha raba, aviv higiya pesach ba"
"Great joy, great joy, spring has arrived, Pesach is coming!"
Every Israeli learns this song in early childhood :) .
And you hear it everywhere in Israel right now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTm0uTGiMbY -
Moshe bateyva משה בתיבה
"Moses in the Basket
Another typical Israeli children's song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekW1Xs3gDcg -
Chad Gadya חד גדיא - in Ladino
Different melody than you usually hear at your seder.
With lyrics (transliterated from Hebrew) and translation if you want to try it :) .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okzy-eF5V2c
[Just like we have Yiddish as a mix of German & Hebrew, written with Hebrew letters, we also have Ladino- a mix of Spanish & Hebrew, also written with Hebrew letters]. Unfortunately the tape stops around 3.3, rather suddenly, just a few final musical notes short. Another version of the same tape, complete, without text but with nice photos, can be heard at http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=_jVaBaFJJU0 -
Echad Mi Yodea אחד מי יודע
A nice little creative variation on the most familiar melody, with chords provided for guitar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XORUkiVHeZg -
Fortuna - Ken Supiesse Y Entendiesse
Echad Mi Yodea in Ladino. We provide the transliterated stanzas in our LET"S GET BUSY section here: http://www.learnhebrewpod.com/explore/jewish-holidays/passover/activities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_p9NB8L94Q
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