KOS SHEINEE - כּוֹס שֵנִי

Second Cup of Wine

(Hold cup of wine in your hands)

We now take this cup in our hands for the second Kiddush, the second cup of wine. We do this to remember God's second promise to the Jewish people, promising to deliver them from slavery. God, in respect for all life, has taught us that no person should be a slave of another. To celebrate our freedom from slavery, we say together:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן:

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p'ri hagafen.

Praised are you, Adonai, Lord of the universe, who has created the fruit of the vine.

(Drink the cup of wine and refill)

A Jewish man took his Passover lunch to eat outside in the park. He sat down on a bench and began eating. Since Jews do not eat leavened bread during the eight day holiday, he was eating Matzo, the flat crunchy unleavened bread that has dozens of perforations.


A little while later a blind man came by and sat down next to him. Feeling neighborly, the Jewish man passed a sheet of matzo to the blind man. The blind man handled the matzo for a few minutes, looked puzzled, and finally exclaimed, "Who wrote this crap?"

haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu