As we rejoice at our deliverance from slavery, we acknowledge that our freedom was hard-earned. We regret that our freedom came at the cost of the Egyptians’ suffering, for we are all human beings. We pour out a drop of wine for each of the plagues as we recite them to signify having a little less sweetness in our celebration. Dip a finger or a spoon into your wine glass and place a drop for each plague on your plate but make sure you don't lick that finger or spoon clean after you acknowledge the plagues!

BLOOD / dam
FROGS / tzfardeiya
LICE / kinim
BEASTS / arov
CATTLE DISEASE / dever
BOILS / sh’chin
HAIL / barad
LOCUSTS / arbeh
DARKNESS / choshech
DEATH OF THE FIRSTBORN / makat b’chorot

Let us once more take a drop of wine as we together recite the names of these modern plagues:

HUNGER                          INDIFFERENCE TO SUFFERING
WAR                                  GREED
BIGOTRY                         XENOPHOBIA
POVERTY                        IGNORANCE
POLLUTION                   MISINFORMATION


haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues