{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "birkat-hamazon-post-meal-grace-and-third-cup", "title": "Birkat Hamazon! (Post-meal \"Grace\") and the Third Cup", "author": "Tessa Shlaer", "author_handle": "tessa-shlaer", "author_initials": "TS", "covertext": "Refill everyone’s wine glass. We now say \"grace\" after the meal (a.k.a. The Birkat Hamazon): (Below is the Hebrew and th...", "user_image": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105281/conversions/profile10204145413411958-thumb.jpg", "user_image_original": "https://assets.haggadot.com/users/105281/profile10204145413411958", "body": "<p>Refill everyone’s wine glass. We now say \"grace\" after the meal (a.k.a. The Birkat Hamazon):</p>\n\n<p>(Below is the Hebrew and then the transliteration of the Hebrew, which is chanted in silliness and joy):</p>\n\n<p>שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת:</p>\n\n<p>בְּשׁוּב יהוה אֶת־שִׁיבַת צִיּוֹן הָיִ֫ינוּ כְּחֹלְמִים. אָז יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ וּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּ רִנָּה, אָז יֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם, הִגְדִּיל יְיָ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם אֵלֶּה. הִגְדִּיל יְיָ לַעֲשׂוֹת עִמָּנוּ, הָיִינוּ שְׂמֵחִים. שׁוּבָה יְיָ אֶת שְׁבִיתֵנוּ, כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב. הַזֹּרְעִים בְּדִמְעָה בְּרִנָּה יִקְצֹרוּ. הָלוֹךְ יֵלֵךְ וּבָכֹה נֹשֵׂא מֶשֶׁךְ הַזָּרַע, בֹּא יָבֹא בְרִנָּה נֹשֵׂא אֲלֻמֹּתָיו.</p>\n\n<p>תְּהִלַּת יְיָ יְדַבֶּר פִּי, וִיבָרֵךְ כָּל בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם הַלְלוּיָהּ. הוֹדוּ לַייָ כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ. מִי יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֹת יְיָ יַשְׁמִיעַ כָּל תְּהִלָּתוֹ</p>\n\n<p> <em>Shir Hama’alot, b’shuv Adonai et shee-vat Tzion, ha-yeenu k’chol meem. Az y’ma-lei s’chok pee-nu u’l-sho-nei-nu reena, az yo-m’ru va-goyim, heeg-deel Adonai la-asot eem eleh. Heeg-deel Adonai la-asot eemanu, ha-yee-nu s’mei-cheem. Shuva Adonai et sh’vee-tei-nu, ka-afee-keem ba-negev. Ha-zor-eem b’deem-ah b’reena yeek-tzo-ru. Ha-loch yei-lech u-va-cho no-sei me-shech hazara, bo yavo v’reena, no-sei alu-mo-tav.</em> </p>\n\n<p> <em>Chaverai n’varech! Y’Hishim Adonai m’vorach m’vetach v’adolam! Y’Hishim Adonai m’vorach m’vetach v’adolam, birshut chaverai n’varach eloheinu shelchanuh m’sheloh. birshut chaverai n’varach eloheinu shelchanuh m’sheloh, uvtuvoh chaeinu!</em> </p>\n\n<p> <em><strong>Baruch u’vuroch shemoh!</strong></em> </p>\n\n<p> <em>Baruch Atah Adonai! </em> </p>\n\n<p> <em>Eloheinu melech ha’olam, hazan et ha’olam kulo b’tuvo b’chen b’chesed uv’rachamin. Hu noten lechem l’chol basar ki l’olam chasdo. Uv’tuvo hagadol tamid lo chasar lanu v’al yech’sar lanu mason l’olam va’ed. Ba’avur sh’mo hagadol ki hu zan um’farnes lakol umetiv lakol umechin mazon l’chol b’riyotav asher bara. </em> </p>\n\n<p> <em>Baruch Atah Adonai, hazan et hakol!</em> </p>\n\n<p>We now give thanks for the food we have eaten. We praise Adonai, Ruler of the Universe, whose goodness sustains the world. (You are the origin of love and compassion, the source of bread for all.)</p>\n\n<p>We praise God, source of food for everyone. As it says in the Torah: When you have eaten and are satisfied, give praise to your God who has given you this good earth.</p>\n\n<p>We praise God for the earth and for its sustenance. Renew our spiritual center in our time.</p>\n\n<p>We praise God, who centers us. May the source of peace grant peace to us, to the Jewish people, and to the entire world. Amen.</p>\n\n<p><strong>The Third Glass of Wine</strong></p>\n\n<p>The blessing over the meal is immediately followed by another blessing over the wine:</p>\n\n<p>בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן</p>\n\n<p>Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen.</p>\n\n<p>We praise God, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.</p>\n\n<p>Drink the third glass of wine!</p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Bareich", "slug": "bareich" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 274, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Birkat Hamazon! 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Some say it symbolizes the outstretched arm of God (the Hebrew word zeroah can mean “arm”). Many vegetarians use a roasted beet instead. This isn’t a new idea; the great Biblical and Talmudic commentator Rashi suggested it back in the eleventh century.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Maror (bitter herb)</strong><br />\nAny bitter herb will work, though horseradish is the most common. Bitter herbs bring tears to the eyes and recall the bitterness of slavery. The Seder refers to the slavery in Egypt, but people are called to look at their own bitter enslavements.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Charoset</strong><br />\nThere’s nothing further from maror than charoset (“cha-ROH-set”), the sweet salad of apples, nuts, wine, and cinnamon that represents the mortar used by the Hebrew slaves to make bricks.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Karpas</strong><br />\nKarpas is a green vegetable, usually parsley (though any spring green will do). Karpas symbolizes the freshness of spring. Some families still use boiled potatoes for karpas, continuing a tradition from Eastern Europe where it was difficult to obtain fresh green vegetables.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Salt water </strong><br />\nSalt water symbolizes the tears and sweat of enslavement, though paradoxically, it’s also a symbol for purity, springtime, and the sea.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Orange </strong><br />\nThe tradition of putting an orange on the seder plate in is a response to a less evolved rabbi who told a young girl that a woman belongs on a bimah as much as an orange on a Seder plate. The orange is now said to be a symbol of the fruitfulness of all Jews, whether they be gay straight, male or female. =</p>\n\n<p><strong>Roasted Egg</strong><br />\nThe roasted egg (baytsah) is a symbol in many different cultures, usually signifying springtime and renewal. Here it stands in place of one of the sacrificial offerings which was performed in the days of the Second Temple. Another popular interpretation is that the egg is like the Jewish people: the hotter you make it for them, the tougher they get.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Boiled Egg (to eat) </strong></p>\n\n<p>May we reflect on our lives this year and soften our hearts to those around us. Another year has passed since we gathered at the Seder table and we are once again reminded that life is fleeting. 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Their memory will never be forgotten.</p>\n\n<p>Trapped in ghettos, caged in death camps, abandoned by an unseeing or uncaring world, Jews gave their lives in acts that sanctified God’s name and the name of the people Israel.</p>\n\n<p>Some rebelled against their tormentors, fighting with makeshift weapons, gathering the last remnants of their failing strength in peerless gestures of courage and defiance.</p>\n\n<p>Others went to their death with their faith in God miraculously unimpaired. Unchecked, unchallenged, evil ran rampant and devoured the holy innocents.</p>\n\n<p>But the <em>light of the Six Million</em> will never be extinguished. Their glow illuminates our path. And we will teach our children and our children’s children to remember them with reverence and with pride. </p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Introduction", "slug": "introduction" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 230, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "A Time of Remembering | Passover haggadah by Tessa Shlaer", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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I like the laurels particularly.</p>\n\n<p>Bush: Moses! Moses, Leader of the Israelites!</p>\n\n<p>(Moses looks stunned, drops to his knees in awe and bows his head to the ground in front of the burning bush.)</p>\n\n<p>Bush: Oh, don't grovel! If there's one thing I can't stand, it's people groveling.</p>\n\n<p>Moses: Sorry--</p>\n\n<p>Bush: And don't apologize. Every time I try to talk to someone, it's \"sorry this\" and \"forgive me that\" and \"I'm not worthy\". What are you doing now!?</p>\n\n<p>Moses: I'm averting my eyes, oh Lord.</p>\n\n<p>Bush: Well, don't. It's like those miserable Psalms -- they're so depressing. Now knock it off.</p>\n\n<p>Moses: Yes, Lord.</p>\n\n<p>Bush: Right! Moses, leader of the Israelites your people shall have a task to make them an example in these dark times.</p>\n\n<p>Moses: Good idea, Lord!</p>\n\n<p>Bush: Of course it's a good idea! Behold! This is your task to deliver the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.</p>\n\n<p>Moses: A blessing! But are you sure I shouldn't deliver a pizza instead</p>\n\n<p><strong>Scene 2: In Egypt </strong></p>\n\n<p>Moses: I never wanted to do this job of deliverance in the first place. At least delivering pizzas pays good tips! I wanted to be a lumberjack, even though its a bit hard doing that in the desert.</p>\n\n<p>(Israelites sing) Oh, we're Egyptian slaves. It's not OK. We work all night and we work all day. We quarry blocks and make mud bricks And want to run away!</p>\n\n<p><strong>Scene 3: Asking Pharaoh to leave</strong></p>\n\n<p>Moses approaches Pharaoh and his advisors to ask for permission for the Israelites to leave Egypt.</p>\n\n<p>Pharaoh and his advisors say, \"Ni! We are the keepers of the sacred words: Ni, Ping, and Neeee-wommmm! We want a shrubbery!!!\"</p>\n\n<p>Moses says, \"I already found a shrubbery in the desert. It told me it was God, and told me to deliver the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.\"</p>\n\n<p>When Pharaoh asks for proof that Moses speaks for God, he shows Pharaoh the holy hand grenade and Aaron pulls the holy pin, making mincemeat of half the advisors.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Scene 4: The Ten Plagues</strong></p>\n\n<p>Killer rabbits.</p>\n\n<p>Dead parrots.</p>\n\n<p>The Spanish Inquisition.</p>\n\n<p>Silly walks.</p>\n\n<p>1000-ton weights.</p>\n\n<p>Plague six. There IS no plague six!</p>\n\n<p>Crunchy frogs.</p>\n\n<p>Spam.</p>\n\n<p>Giant badgers.</p>\n\n<p>The killing of the first born.</p>\n\n<p>The morning after the final plague, the Egyptian garbage collectors roam the streets calling, \"Bring out your dead!\" People bring corpses of plague victims to the dead cart.</p>\n\n<p>When they start to pick up one body, one of the collectors says, \"Wait a bit. He's not dead. He's just resting.\" A lightning bolt comes out of the sky, hitting the body and killing it. The collectors smile and heave it onto the cart.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Scene 5: The Exodus</strong></p>\n\n<p>Aaron (addressing the assembled Israelite multitude): We need to sneak out of Egypt quickly without Pharaoh's army noticing. In this demonstration, we hope to show how to leave Egypt without being seen. This is Miriam of the Tribe of Levi. She can not be seen. Now I am going to ask her to stand up. Sister Miriam, will you stand up please?</p>\n\n<p>In the distance Miriam stands up. There is a clap of thunder and Miriam crumples to the ground.</p>\n\n<p>Aaron: This demonstrates the value of not being seen.</p>\n\n<p>(Stop! This is getting too silly!)</p>\n\n<p><strong>Scene 6: Arriving at the Red Sea.</strong></p>\n\n<p>The Red Sea guard challenges the fleeing Israelites as they arrive, saying, \"None shall pass.\"</p>\n\n<p>Guard: What is your name?</p>\n\n<p>Moses: Moses.</p>\n\n<p>Guard: What is your quest?</p>\n\n<p>Moses: To reach the Promised Land.</p>\n\n<p>Guard: What are your favorite colors?</p>\n\n<p>Moses: Blue and white.</p>\n\n<p>Guard: You may pass.</p>\n\n<p>The Israelites pass through the Red Sea. Now Pharaoh's army approaches, led by Rameses.</p>\n\n<p>Guard: What is your name? Rameses: Rameses, Pharaoh of Egypt Guard: What is your quest? Rameses: To bring back the fleeing Israelite slaves.</p>\n\n<p>Guard: What is the capital of modern-day Abyssinia</p>\n\n<p>Rameses: I don't know that.</p>\n\n<p>The guard unleashes a flood of water onto Rameses and the army, drowning them all.</p>\n\n<p>Rameses: Auuugh!</p>\n\n<p>Aaron watches awestruck, then asks Moses how he was able to answer the questions so well. Moses says, \"You have to know these sorts of things when youre a leader of the Israelites, you know.\"</p>\n\n<p>Narrator: Forty years later, after wandering around in the desert searching for the Holy Grail, Moses and Joshua stumble across a dragon ship and sail across the river Jordan to swelling music, but just as everything looks like there will be a happy ending ....</p>\n\n<p>Moses: No afikomen here. Let's head back.</p>\n\n<p>And now for something completely different.</p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Maggid - Beginning", "slug": "maggid-beginning" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 305, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Monty Python and The Egyptian Self-Eviction | Passover haggadah by Tessa Shlaer", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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If everyone at your seder is around the same age, perhaps the person with the least seder experience can ask them – or everyone can sing them all together.</p>\n\n<p><u><strong><em>Why is this night different from all other nights? </em></strong></u></p>\n\n<p><strong>מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה מִכָּל הַלֵּילות</strong></p>\n\n<p>Ma nishtana halaila hazeh mikol haleilot (mikol haleilot)?</p>\n\n<p><em>1. On all other nights, we eat either leavened or unleavened bread. Why on this night do we eat only matzah? </em></p>\n\n<p><strong>שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָֽנוּ אוֹכלין חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה כֻּלּוֹ מצה</strong></p>\n\n<p>Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin chameitz u-matzah (chameitz u-matzah).<br />\nHalaila hazeh (halaila hazeh) kulo matzah.</p>\n\n<p><em>2. On all other nights, we eat vegetables of all kinds. Why on this night must we eat bitter herbs? </em></p>\n\n<p><strong>שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָֽנוּ אוֹכְלִין שְׁאָר יְרָקוֹת הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה מָרוֹר</strong></p>\n\n<p>Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin shi’ar yirakot (shi'ar yirakot)<br />\nhaleila hazeh (haleila hazeh) maror.</p>\n\n<p><em>3. On all other nights, we do not dip vegetables even once. Why on this night do we dip twice greens into salt water and bitter herbs into sweet charoset? </em></p>\n\n<p><strong>שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אֵין אָֽנוּ מַטְבִּילִין אֲפִילוּ פַּֽעַם אחָת הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה שְׁתֵּי פְעמים</strong></p>\n\n<p>Shebichol haleilot ain anu matbilin afilu pa-am echat (afilu pa-am echat).<br />\nHalaila hazeh (Halaila hazeh) shtei fi-amim.</p>\n\n<p><em>4. On all other nights, everyone sits up straight at the table. Why on this night do we recline and eat at leisure?</em></p>\n\n<p><strong>שֶׁבְּכָל הַלֵּילוֹת אָֽנוּ אוֹכְלִין בֵּין יוֹשְׁבִין וּבֵין מְסֻבִּין. :הַלַּֽיְלָה הַזֶּה כֻּלָּֽנוּ מְסֻבין</strong></p>\n\n<p>Shebichol haleilot anu ochlin bein yoshvin uvein m’subin (bein yoshvin uvein m’subin).<br />\nHalaila hazeh (Halaila hazeh) kulanu m’subin.</p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Does anyone else have any questions they'd like to ask?</strong></p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "-- Four Questions", "slug": "four-questions" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 234, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "The Four Questions | Passover haggadah by Tessa Shlaer", "description": "Our simple platform allows you to create a custom Passover Haggadah, with access to unique content contributed by our community. 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