The Second Cup

The Second Cup of Wine

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 יָה שְׁכִינָה, רוּחַ הָעוֹֹלָם, בוֹֹראֵת פְרִי הַגָפֶן

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

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

בָּרוּךְ אַתַּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵיתוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא 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.

Source: The Velveteen Rabbi's Haggadah for Pesach


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu