Second Cup of Wine

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The second cup of wine represents God’s second declaration of redemption: “I will free you from slavery.”

Tonight we may bless wine using several variations on the traditional Hebrew, reflecting different ways of conceptualizing the divine. Choose one of the following two blessings for the second cup of wine: a feminine version, or the traditional.

ברוּכָה אַת, שְכִינָה, רוּחַהָ עוֹֹלָם, בוֹֹראֵת פְרִי הַגָפֶן.

Brucha At, Shekhinah, ruach ha-olam, boreit pri hagafen.

Blessed are you, Shekhinah, Breath of Life, creator of the fruit of the vine.

בָּרוּך אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶך הָעוֹֹלָם, בּוֹֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.

Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu melech ha’olam, borei p’ri hagafen.

Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Sovereign of space and time, creator of the fruit of the vine.

Velveteen Rabbi


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu