Plagues, darkness and death consumed the land of Egypt. Evil which was sanctioned by the ruling power led to much destruction in the land in those days, and it still occurs in our time. Wine has been seen as a symbol for joy for many cultures and the same is true within Jewish culture. As such, for the sake of our re-telling, we remove some of our wine as our joy is loss in remembering such destruction. Though we must always be prepared to defend ourselves from enemies who would wish us harm...we must remember that all humans were made in the image of our Creator. So with this in mind we remove drops of wine for:

* blood * frogs * lice * wild animals * disease * boils * hail and fire * locusts * darkness * death


haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues