Pour a glass of wine or grape juice.

Kiddush

Hold up the glass and recite the following:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ,
מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן.

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, borei p'ri hagafen.

Blessed are you, Lord our G-d, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Shecheyanu

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה.

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, shehecheyanu, v'kiy'manu, v'higiyanu laz'man hazeh.

Blessed are You, Adonai our G-d, Sovereign of all, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.

The Shecheyanu is the perfect opportunity to reflect on all of the blessings - big and small - that brought us to this very Seder. We have experienced times of suffering and times of great joy. We have so much to mourn and so much to celebrate. Tonight, we celebrate being here and being present in this moment.


haggadah Section: Kadesh