THE FIRST CUP : Awakening  

בָ רּוְך אַ ּתָ ה יְיָ, אֱ ֹלהֵ ינּו מֶ לֶ ְך הָ עֹולָ ם, ׁשֶ הֶ חֱ יָנּו וְ קִ ּיְ מָ נּו וְ הִ ּגִ יעָ נּו לַ ּזְ מַ ן הַ ּזֶ ה.

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, shehecheyanu vekiyemanu vehigi'anu lazman hazeh.

We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who has kept us alive, raised us up and brought us to this moment.

ּTonight, we gather around the Seder table to recount the ancient Israelites’ miraculous transformation from slavery to freedom. Their story began with an awakening: As our tradition teaches, Moses saw the burning bush and recognized that he was called to liberate his people from Egypt. Our journey, too, begins with an awakening: May this first cup of wine rouse each of us to the injustice that persists in our world today. May we recognize our own capacity to make a difference and commit ourselves to building a better world. 


haggadah Section: Kadesh
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