The Ten Plagues

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 spill a drop of wine to represent each plague as we recite them outloud, giving up a bit of sweetness with each drop. (Dip a finger or a spoon into your wine glass rather than actually spilling the wine.)  These are the Ten 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
-Author Unknown

Even though we are happy that the Jews escaped slavery, let us once more take a drop of wine as we together recite the names of these modern plagues:

HUNGER
WAR
TERRORISM
GREED
BIGOTRY
INJUSTICE
POVERTY
DESTRUCTION OF THE EARTH
INDIFFERENCE TO SUFFERING
ANTI-JEWISH HATRED
-A JewBelong Original


haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues