Let us all fill our glasses with wine!

Spring is the season of new growth and new life. Every living thing must either grow, or die; growth is a sign and a condition of life. Like no other creature, the most significant growth for a human being takes place inwardly. We grow as we achieve new insights, new knowledge, new goals. Let us raise our cups to signify our gratitude for life, and for the joy of knowing inner growth, which gives human life its meaning. And with raised cups, together let us say:

בְּרוּכָה אַתְּ יָהּ אֱלֹהֵינוּ רוּחַ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵאת פְּרִי הַגָפֶן

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמָן הַזֶּה

Baruch atah Adonai, eloheinu melech ha'olam, borei pri hagafen.

Baruch atah Adonai, eloheinu melech ha'olam, shehechiyanu v'kimanu v'higi'anu lazman hazeh

Blessed are you, God, Spirit of the universe: who creates the fruit of the vine;

Blessed are you God, Spirit of the universe, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.


haggadah Section: Kadesh
Source: http://www.eszter.com/Haggadah.pdf