Dayanu!

27 Mar 02 - 09:46 AM (#677333)
Subject: A Happy! for tonight.
From: Abby Sale

Happy Pessah!

The Queen in a small European principality was
bestowing knighthood upon men who had in some way
helped her or her country. The men all knelt before her,
and participated in a ceremony so old that its words
had degenerated into meaningless syllables. The Queen
would touch her sword to the shoulder of a man, say " I
knight thee Sir William Thompson; Holla Rolla Wolla
Bolla!" Sir William would ansswer "Holla Rolla Wolla
Bolla," and the Queen moved on to the next kneeling
man. When she came to one man, new to the country
and unaccustomed to its traditions, she said "I knight
thee Sir Hymie Ginsberg, Holla Rolla Wolla Bolla." The
new knight in his stage fright could not remember the
nonsense words, and blurted out the first ritual words
that came to his mind: "Ma nishtana halailah hazeh
michol hallelos?" The Queen turned to a courtier, and
pointing to this new nobleman, said "Why is this knight
different from all other knights?"

thanx Sam Hinton, La Jolla, CA, 4/12/98

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27 Mar 02 - 10:14 AM (#677362)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: Watson

Thanks Abby, that's funny...
I don't know why, but I'm sure it is!

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27 Mar 02 - 10:26 AM (#677375)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: Jack The Lad

There was a tall Jewish knight present at the Queen's coronation. He was "Long" Maishie Rayne. Chag Sameach-Happy Pesach. Jack The Lad

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27 Mar 02 - 12:59 PM (#677463)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: GUEST,Argenine

I assume, Watson, (from context and from my memory of the Seder ritual) that "Ma nishtana halailah hazeh michol hallelos?" is Hebrew for "Why is this knight different from all other knights? So I thought it was pretty funny.

Is my interpretation right, Abby?

Arge

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27 Mar 02 - 09:06 PM (#677769)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: Abby Sale

"Night," but yes.

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27 Mar 02 - 10:32 PM (#677823)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: michaelr

What language are you speaking here? I'm baffled.

Michael

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27 Mar 02 - 10:46 PM (#677828)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: Troll

Hebrew. Gut Yom Tov.

troll

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27 Mar 02 - 10:48 PM (#677829)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: mack/misophist

Hebrew

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27 Mar 02 - 10:52 PM (#677831)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: Blackcatter

Happy Pesach Abby. (from downtown Orlando). I'll share the story Thursday night at my congregation's Seder (First Unitarian on Robinson). Seder starts at 6pm - all are welcome.

pax yall

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27 Mar 02 - 11:41 PM (#677863)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: GUEST,Argenine

Thanks for the correction, Abby.
I cut and pasted, rather than type the line over. I realized my "homophonic" mistake a few minutes after I posted, but I didn't have time to go back and fix it then.

Shalom,

Arge

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28 Mar 02 - 08:57 AM (#678042)
Subject: RE: Dayanu!
From: Watson

Thanks Abby, Argenine.
I knew it was funny, but with a Church of England upbringing, it wasn't a phrase I'd encountered very often.

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