Echad Mee Yode'a

Sh'losha-asar mee yode'a? Sh'losha-asar anee yode'a. Sh'losha-asar midaya. Shneim-asar shivtaya. Achad-asar kokhvaya. Asara dibraya. Tisha yarhei leidah. Sh'mona y'mei milah. Shiva y'mei shabbata, Shisha sidrei Mishna, Hamisha humshei Torah, Arba emahot, Sh'losha avot, Sh'nei luchot habrit, Echad Eloheinu she-bashamayim uva'aretz.




Who knows thirteen?
I know thirteen.
Thirteen are the attributes of God,
Twelve are the tribes,
Eleven are the stars of Joseph's dream,
Ten are the commandments,
Nine are the months till a child is born,
Eight are the days till the brith mila,
Seven are the days of the week,
Six are the books of the Mishnah,
Five are the books of the Torah,
Four are our mothers,
Three are our fathers,
Two are the tablets given on Mount Sinai,
One is our God in heaven and on earth.