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The '''Had Gadya''' is a [[song]] sung at the [[Passover]] [[Passover Seder|Seder]] or meal. The language is [[Aramaic]] as are some other parts of the mainly [[Hebrew]] ceremony. It is sung in most cases boisterously, with much enthusiasm and happiness that emanate from the [[children]] as well as the adults. The melody is lifting, repetitious and making it easy to learn and sing, and builds to a crescendo of exaltation. This has much to do with its [[theme]] which seems to bring home the message that though so much seems to be unjust and have gone wrong and against us, it has happened thus only to show who He is, and He, our [[God]], will have the last word. He will have the final say. It demonstrates the ''indirect'' inculcations of [[moral]] lessons (more "caught" or imbibed than taught) - in this case, that beyond the injustices of this life, which we shall surely experience as we live, there is a moral fabric behind which a personal and caring and exacting God will one day act.  

The '''Had Gadya''' is a [[song]] sung at the [[Passover]] [[Passover Seder|Seder]] or meal. The language is [[Aramaic]] as are some other parts of the mainly [[Hebrew]] ceremony. It is sung in most cases boisterously, with much enthusiasm and happiness that emanate from the [[children]] as well as the adults. The melody is lifting, repetitious and making it easy to learn and sing, and builds to a crescendo of exaltation. This has much to do with its [[theme]] which seems to bring home the message that though so much seems to be unjust and have gone wrong and against us, it has happened thus only to show who He is, and He, our [[God]], will have the last word. He will have the final say. It demonstrates the ''indirect'' inculcations of [[moral]] lessons (more "caught" or imbibed than taught) - in this case, that beyond the injustices of this life, which we shall surely experience as we live, there is a moral fabric behind which a personal and caring and exacting God will one day act.  

Although some think Had Gadya is a simple children's song, others view it as an allegory for the history of the Jewish people - the Father is [[God]], blessing the Jewish people with two tablets - the [[Ten Commandments]]. The latter characters represent nations who one by one, conquered the Holy Land - the dog is [[Assyria]], the stick [[Persia]], the fire [[Alexander the Great]], the water the [[Roman Empire]], the ox the [[Saracen]]s, the slaughterer the [[Crusaders]], and the Angel of Death represents the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Each conqueror was in turn conquered, and ultimately, the song shows that God will conquer the conquerors.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=zzlLezuiNiYC&pg=PT172&lpg=PT172&dq=chad+gadya+romans+ottomans+holy+land&source=bl&ots=CY-juUh5NS&sig=xGWORmtJWigEi_mn7f-87f1Zz5c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GSldUNzXEef10gHvooCgCA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=chad%20gadya%20romans%20ottomans%20holy%20land&f=false]</ref>   

Although some think Had Gadya is a simple children's song, others view it as an allegory for the history of the Jewish people - the Father is [[God]], blessing the Jewish people with two tablets - the [[Ten Commandments]]. The latter characters represent nations who one by one, conquered the Holy Land - the dog is [[Assyria]], the stick [[Persia]], the fire [[Alexander the Great]], the water the [[Roman Empire]], the ox the [[Saracen]]s, the slaughterer the [[Crusaders]], and the Angel of Death represents the [[Ottoman Empire]]. Each conqueror was in turn conquered, and ultimately, the song shows that God will conquer the conquerors.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zzlLezuiNiYC&pg=PT172&lpg=PT172&dq=chad+gadya+romans+ottomans+holy+land&source=bl&ots=CY-juUh5NS&sig=xGWORmtJWigEi_mn7f-87f1Zz5c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GSldUNzXEef10gHvooCgCA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=chad%20gadya%20romans%20ottomans%20holy%20land&f=false]</ref>