KADESH – THE FIRST CUP

Haggadah Section: Kadesh

As we prepare to drink our first cup of wine and make our first promise, we acknowledge that not everyone is able to feed their bodies with affordable nutritious food. Far too many people in our country simply do not have adequate resources to do that which so many take for granted: eat in a way that actually provides nourishment and sustenance. Our first cup of wine is our first promise:

ALL We will work to ensure that everyone has access to enough nutritious food.

LEADER We lift our glasses and read the blessings together (drink wine after the blessings):

Baruch ata Adonai Elohenu Melech ha’olam borei p’ri hagafen.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

LEADER We now say the She’hecheyanu prayer to give thanks for having an opportunity today to reflect on the problem of hunger and commit to action.

Baruch ata Adonai Elohenu Melech ha’olam she’hecheyanu ve’kiyemanu ve’higianu la’zman ha’zeh.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season.

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Table of contents
    Introduction
  • What is a Hunger Seder?
  • Four Cups for Four Promises
    • Kadesh
  • KADESH – THE FIRST CUP
    • Urchatz
  • Urchatz - Hand Washing Ritual
    • Karpas
  • Karpas - Green Vegetable
    • Yachatz
  • Yachatz - Breaking the Middle Matzah
    • Maggid - Beginning
  • Maggid - Telling the Story
  • The Symbols of our Seder
  • The Symbols of our Seder
    • -- Four Questions
  • The Four Questions
    • -- Four Children
  • FOUR FACES OF HUNGER
    • -- Ten Plagues
  • Ten Plagues of Hunger
    • -- Cup #2 & Dayenu
  • Hunger Seder: Dayenu
  • Kos Sheini - The Second Cup
    • Rachtzah
  • Rochtzah - Hand Washing Ritual Before the Meal
    • Motzi-Matzah
  • Eating the Unleavened Bread
    • Maror
  • Maror - Bitter Herbs
    • Koreich
  • Koreich - Hillel Sandwich
    • Shulchan Oreich
  • Shulchan Oreich - Festival Meal
    • Tzafun
  • Tzafun - Finding the Afikomen
    • Bareich
  • Barech - Invitation to Gratitude
    • Hallel
  • Hallel - Songs of Praise
    • Nirtzah
  • Nirtzah - Conclusion
  • Nirtzah - Conclusion
    • Conclusion
  • Conclusion
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