Dayenu means it would have sufficed or it would have been enough. Dayenu is a song of our gratitude. A Jewish philosopher was once asked, “What is the opposite of hopelessness?” And he said, “ Dayenu .”

We now join together in song:

Ilu hotzi hotzianu hotzianu mi’mitzrayim

Hotzianu mi’mitzrayim, dayenu

CHORUS: Dai-dai-yenu, Dai-dai-yenu, Dai-dai-yenu Dai-yenu, Dai-yenu!

Ilu natan natan lanu natan lanu et ha’shabbat

Natan lanu et ha’shabbat dayenu

CHORUS

Ilu natan natan lanu natan lanu et ha’torah

Natan lanu et ha’torah dayenu

CHORUS

If you had only brought us out of Mitzrayim – Dayenu!

If you had only given us Shabbat – Dayenu!

If you had only given us the Torah – Dayenu!


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