First Cup of Wine

Let us all fill our glasses with wine... Spring is the season of new growth and new life. Every living thing must either grow, or die; growth is a sign and a condition of life.

Like no other creature, the most significant growth for a human being takes place inwardly. We grow as we achieve new insights, new knowledge, new goals. Let us raise our cups to signify our gratitude for life, and for the joy of knowing inner growth, which gives human life its meaning.

And with raised cups, together let us say:

Group: Na-eem ha-kha-yeem ba-olam-- We are awed by all life in the world.

Na-eem ha-kha-yeem ba-adam-- How beautiful is the life of humankind.

Let us all now drink the first cup of wine.


haggadah Section: Kadesh