Behind the song
The song’s story
A story told again at the table
Passover remembers the Exodus from Egypt through a meal, questions and retelling. Matzah and the Seder give memory a physical form, while one generation passes the story to the next. These traditions supply the setting for Passover Light.
A contemporary Passover song
Walter J. Kin wrote its music and English lyric. The release describes it as a warmer alternative version of his Pesach. Familiar festival images become the material for a contemporary composition, bringing the Seder's themes into a new family song.
From remembrance to hope
The song invites children and families to sing about freedom in language they can use together. In our reading, the light is both the glow of a celebration and the possibility of carrying an old story forward with warmth.
About this recording
Crunchy matzah, listening candles and rising stories bring Passover into a child's field of view. The song connects family memory with courage and the responsibility to share light.
Passover Light is an alternative version of Walter J. Kin's Pesach, with a warmer klezmer-folk arrangement. One lyric changes: Laughter brightens up your eyes replaces Pesach brightens up your eyes.