Kiddish

Kiddish

Now we will have our first glass of wine of the evening.  Before we can do that we must say the blessing over the wine.  Tonight over the course of the seder we will be having four glasses of wine.

But why four?  In Hebrew and in Jewish texts in general numbers have a distinct signifigance.  For Passover the number keeps coming back to four.  Some examples of symbolic significance of the number four in the Haggadah are the Four Questions, Four Sons, and the four types of food on the Seder plate. So of course when it comes to how much wine we will be drinking, we are brought back to the number four.  

All Jewish celebrations, from holidays to weddings, include wine as a symbol of our joy – not to mention a practical way to increase that joy. The seder starts with wine and then gives us three more opportunities to refill our cup and drink.

So let's get rowdy like Cory and Shawn drinking in the bathroom at Kimberly Susman's party to celebrate her new nose.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן

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

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


haggadah Section: Kadesh