Let us all fill our wine glasses.

This is the cup of Elijah. According to Jewish tradition, the Prophet Elijah was a brave man who denounced the slavery of his day. Legend teaches that he will return one day to lead everyone to peace and freedom. It was customary during the Passover Seder to open the door of the house for Elijah, in the hope that the age of universal peace may soon be at hand.

 We, too, open the door to peace, knowing that Elijah's task is really our own. Only when we have made a world where nation shall not lift up sword against nation, where justice is universal, and where each person is free, will the age-old dream of peace be real. Let us bring peace and justice to the world!

Let us now open the door. We will now raise our glasses and sing a song of Peace symbolized by the cup of Elijah:

NA-A-SEH SHA-LOM

Na-a-seh sha-lom ba-o-lam

Na-a-seh sha-lom a-ley-nu

V'al kol ha-o-lam

V'im-ru im-ru sha-lom.

Na-a-seh sha-lom

Na-a-seh sha-lom

Sha-lom a-ley-nu

V'-al kol ha-o-lam. 

We shall make peace in the world.

We shall make peace for ourselves.

And peace for all the world. 


haggadah Section: Hallel
Source: http://www.eszter.com/Haggadah.pdf