In every generation, everyone is obligated to see themselves as though they personally left Egypt.

The seder reminds us that it was not only our ancestors whom God redeemed; God redeemed us too along with them. That’s why the Torah says “God brought us out from there in order to lead us to and give us the land promised to our ancestors.”

Hallel Psalms

LEADER: Hallelujah. Praise, O ye servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord.

ASSEMBLED:   Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time forth and forever.

LEADER: From the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof, The Lord's name is to be praised.

ASSEMBLED: The Lord is high above all nations, God is above the heavens.

LEADER: Who is like unto the Lord our God, that is enthroned on high,

ASSEMBLED:   That looketh down low upon heaven and upon the earth?

LEADER; Who raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the needy out of the dunghill and set them with with royality

ASSEMBLED:  When Israel came forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

LEADER: Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel God’s dominion.

ASSEMBLED: The sea saw it, and fled; the Jordan turned backward.

LEADER: The mountains skipped like rams the hills like young sheep and ewes!

ASSEMBLED: What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleest? Thou Jordan, that thou turnest backward?

LEADER: Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams ; Ye hills, like young sheep and ewes?

ASSEMBLED: Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob and Rachel;

LEADER: Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of waters.

(Cups are raised.)

ASSEMBLED: Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, Ruler-of the universe, Who hast redeemed us and our ancestors from Egypt, and hast brought us to this occasion, to partake of the Matzoh and the Moror.

LEADER: May it be Thy Will, our God and God of our ancestors, to grant us life, and to bring us, in peace, to many more festivals, holy days and happy celebrations.

ASSEMBLED: May those occasions inspire us to help Thy people everywhere to draw closer to Thy service. Then shall we, with a new song and renewed fervor, give Thee thanks, once again, for our physical deliverance and our spiritual freedom.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who redeemed us and our ancestors from Egypt, enabling us to reach this night and eat matzah and bitter herbs. May we continue to reach future holidays in peace and happiness.

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Drink the second glass of wine!


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu
Source: Jewish Boston