Everyone must know that within them burns a candle and no one's candle is identical with the candle of another. It is our obligation to work hard to reveal the light of our candle, and make of it a great torch to enlighten the whole world.

Rabbi Abraham Kook

As we light the festival candles, we acknowledge that as they brighten our Passover table, good thoughts, good words, and good deeds brighten our days.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדלִיק נֵר שֶׁל יוֹם טוֹב

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam,
Asher Kidishanu B'Mitzvotav V’Tzivanu L’Hadlik Ner Shel [Shabbat v'shel] Yom Tov.


haggadah Section: Introduction