בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה,’ אֱלהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן.

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam, borei pri hagafen.

Blessed are You, Adonai, Sovereign of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Drink up. We're almost there.

Now, we are going to pour a glass of wine and open our front door for a prophet named Elijah.

WHY? The Prophet Elijah (aka Eliyahu Hanavi) ascended to heaven while still alive, and so the rabbis saw him as a unique figure who was able to travel freely between heaven and earth. Jews consider

Elijah to be a messenger of God, which means God tells Elijah what God is thinking or feeling, and Elijah shares with us what God said. According to a later prophet, Elijah will also be the one

to bring the message that redemption, a future time of peace on

earth, is coming. That's why we call on Elijah at moments when we focus on our hopes for the future, like the end of Shabbat and the birth of a new baby. On Passover, we go a step further - we invite

Elijah, and what he represents, into our homes: the hope for a better, brighter future.

Now let's call out to Elijah by reciting or singing "Eliyahu Hanavi."

אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא אֵלִיָּהוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּי אֵלִיָּהוּ הַגִּלְעָדִי בִּמְהֵרָה בְּיָמֵינוּ יָבוֹא

אֵלֵינוּ עִם מָשִׁיחַ בֶּן דָּוִד.

Eliyahu hanavi, Eliyahu hatishbi, Eliyahu hagiladi.

Bimheirah b'yameinu, yavo eileinu, im Mashiach ben David.

May Elijah the prophet, Elijah the Tishbite, Elijah of Gilead, quickly in our day come to us heralding redemption


haggadah Section: Conclusion