As we read the 10 plagues, we spill drops of wine from our cups, mourning the suffering the Egyptians endured so that we could be free. This year, as these drops spread across our plates, let us turn our hearts toward the millions of people around the world suffering today's plagues of hatred, prejudice, baseless violence and war. 

Blood | dam | דָּם   -- We comfort and mourn those whose blood has been spilled.                 

Frogs | tzfardeiya | צְפַרְדֵּֽעַ -- We protest the proliferation of violence. 

Lice | kinim | כִּנִּים -- We stop infestations of hatred and fear.

Beasts | arov | עָרוֹב -- We appeal to all people to act with humanity. 

Cattle disease | dever | דֶּֽבֶר -- We overcome the sickness of racism and bigotry.

Boils | sh’chin | שְׁחִין -- We tend to those who suffer from disease. 

Hail | barad | בָּרָד -- We respond to storms and disasters that claim lives. 

Locusts | arbeh | אַרְבֶּה -- We fill the air with voices for change. 

Darkness | choshech | חֹֽשֶׁךְ -- We bring light to hose who live in the shadows.

Death of the Firstborn | makat b’chorot | מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת -- We inspire the next generation to carry on the struggle for a better world.


haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues
Source: AJWS