THE FIRST CUP

Awakening

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei peri hagafen.
We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.

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 happy  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.

Drink the first glass of wine!


haggadah Section: Kadesh