Moses asked the Pharaoh to free the Israelites, but the Pharaoh refused because he was a schmuck. So Moses brought upon ten plagues that got scarier and scarier. Finally, the Pharaoh let Moses take his people away from Egypt after the immense sufferring. 

We fill our cups with a meh wine that we do not mind spilling to remember how happy we were when this happened. But we are not totally happy, because we are Jewish, and thus we can never be truly happy except when the Dodgers win the World Series.

But should we recite them during the pandemic? Yes, we should absolutely recite the 10 Plagues as they are worse than coronavirus and will therefore make one feel comparatively fortunate to be afflicted only with this virus and not, for example, boils.

Dip a finger or a spoon into your wine glass for a drop for each plague.

Blood | dam | דָּם

Frogs | tzfardeiya | צְפַרְדֵּֽעַ

Lice | kinim | כִּנִּים

Beasts | arov | עָרוֹב

Cattle disease | dever | דֶּֽבֶר

Boils | sh’chin | שְׁחִין

Hail | barad | בָּרָד

Locusts | arbeh | אַרְבֶּה

Darkness | choshech | חֹֽשֶׁךְ

Death of the Firstborn | makat b’chorot | מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת


haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues