300 Ways to Ask the Four Questions

25 years in the making ...
One of the most amazing books of this century ...
The most languages for any Jewish ritual text!

What!? The result of a quest by two friends passionate about Judaism, Passover and languages, this book shows translations of the Seder's Four Questions into hundreds of languages spanning the globe: Jews from Uganda to Uzbekistan, aboriginals in Australia, Eskimo Bishops, Maori from New Zealand, experts of important ancient languages and sign languages. In the Foreword, Theodore Bikel raves that he "takes great delight in this book."

Seder Puzzles and Games Make a multi-cultural seder like none you've ever experienced. Photographs, images and drawings from 120 countries, as well as fascinating information about the languages, speakers and translators. CD has recording highlights and quizzes. DVD shows 4 Sign Languages, the full set of recordings, quizzes, games and much more.

A World Tour Learn about languages you've never heard of, spoken by millions of people, and languages spoken by hundreds or less. Native Americans, African, nearly forgotten languages of Jewish heritage, ancient, invented - the sounds of all humankind, asking the same questions. A modern Rosetta Stone!

Living languages:
Zulu, Ladino, Judeo-Iraqi, Ukrainian, Navajo, Xhosa, and Mayan, Mongolian – and Mandarin transliteration.
Ancient languages:
Egyptian Hieroglyphics, Akkadian, Latin, Old English, Ancient Aramaic.
Parodies and constructed languages galore:
Klingon, Hebrew Semaphore, Lawyerese, Pig Latin (in Hebrew), Shakespearean, Abanibi, Tolkien's Elvish and Valley Girl!

What folks have said "Astounding" "Almost too much fun" "New treat for the Seder table" "Beautiful" "Perfect coffee table book" "Astonishing, eye-popping achievement!" "A hysterical treat!" "What an amazing book!"

A unique and fun gift book — believed to be the most languages printed in one book ... give to yourself and another to a friend!

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The Passover book you never knew you needed

Transform your Seders 300 Ways to Ask the Four Questions will enliven your Passover Seders with creative new material; fun and games; connect your children to their family's genealogy; relate to current events; read funny parodies; hear chants from around the world.

How can I use this? Share the feel of a seder in Poland or Portugal, or what an African click language sounds like, or how Shakespeare (or a Valley Girl) would have asked the Four Questions, or whether they could be asked in Klingon. The parodies alone are great fun!

Suggestions from the book: – Read (or play) a new translation each year.
– Give a translation to each seder participant.
– Illustrate your family's genealogy: Grandparents from Ukraine or Hungary? Play those translations.
– Illustrate all participants' genealogies: find out where each person's ancestors came from & copy that translation for them.
– You're on a ship in the Mediterranean. Act out the Four Questions using Hebrew Semaphore!
– Show or play the authentic Egyptian Hieroglyphics to connect to the time and place of the Exodus.
– Read an African language and relate Nelson Mandela's struggle to win freedom and rights through the African National Congress.
– Use the special chants to explore the history of Jews living in Uzbekistan, Libya, Yemen, Bulgaria, ... What was life like, how long did they live there, where else have Jews traveled?

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Calendar help When is Passover?
Passover 2009 begins Wednesday evening, April 8
Passover 2010 begins Monday evening, March 29
Passover 2011 begins Monday evening, April 18
Passover 2012 begins Friday evening, April 6
Passover 2013 begins Monday evening, March 25
Passover 2014 begins Monday evening, April 14
Passover 2015 begins Friday evening, April 3
Passover 2016 begins Friday evening, April 22