Tonight we will drink four ceremonial glasses of wine, symoblizing the four stages of the path to liberation: (1) Becoming aware of oppression, (2) Opposing oppression, (3) Imagining alternatives, (4) Accepting personal and communal responsibility to act.

This will be our first official glass as part of our seder. But first, we say the Kiddush blessing.

Everyone together: We praise you, God, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Everyone together: We praise you, God, who has given us life, raised us up, and brought us to this happy moment.


haggadah Section: Kadesh