{ "clip_details": { "clip": { "is_admin": 0, "is_owner": 0, "handle": "ruths-cup-1", "title": "Ruth's cup", "author": "Susan High", "author_handle": "susanhigh60164593", "author_initials": "SH", "covertext": "Mitzrayim, the Hebrew word for Egypt, is also interpreted to mean “narrow places.” At Passover, we celebrate being rele...", "user_image": "", "user_image_original": "", "body": "<p> <em>Mitzrayim</em>, the Hebrew word for Egypt, is also interpreted to mean “narrow places.” At Passover, we celebrate being released from the restrictions that limit us and make our lives smaller. We are not fully free as long as we are kept down by attitudes and conditions that are unjust.</p>\n\n<p>Many Jews assume that “real Jews” look a certain way and have one path to Judaism — being born Jewish. When confronted with Jews who don’t fit these stereotypes, even well-meaning Jews may treat them as less Jewish. Jews of color and/or those who have <a href=\"https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-conversion-process/\">converted to Judaism</a> find that other Jews can act insensitively out of ignorance.</p>\n\n<p>In the biblical book that bears her name, <a href=\"https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-story-of-the-book-of-ruth/\">Ruth</a> is a Moabite who marries an Israelite living in Moab. After her husband’s death, Ruth insists on accompanying her Israelite mother-in-law, Naomi, when she returns to Israel. There she cares for Naomi and ends up marrying one of her relatives. Because of Ruth’s declaration to Naomi: “Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God” (<a href=\"https://www.sefaria.org/Ruth.1.16?lang=he-en\">Ruth 1:16</a>), she is considered the prototypical convert to Judaism. Ruth becomes the great-grandmother of <a href=\"https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/king-david/\">King David</a>, from whom our tradition says the <a href=\"https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/afterlife-the-messiah-101/\">Messiah</a> will descend.</p>\n\n<p>The following ritual—Ruth’s Cup—may be added after Elijah’s Cup or anywhere in the seder.</p>\n\n<p>It honors not only those who have converted to Judaism, but the overall diversity of the Jewish people:</p>\n\n<p> <em>Leader</em> </p>\n\n<p>At Passover we fill a cup with wine for Elijah and open the door to welcome him to our seder. Elijah symbolizes our hope for the Messianic age, when the world will be perfected, and all people will live in harmony and peace.</p>\n\n<p>We also fill a cup of wine for Ruth, the first Jew by choice and great-grandmother of King David. We open the door to signify our welcome of Ruth and all who follow in her footsteps—those who become part of our people, part of our diversity.</p>\n\n<p> <em>All rise, face the open door, and read together:</em> </p>\n\n<p>We declare that we do not have to wait for the Messianic age to make sure that every Jew feels fully comfortable and integrated into our people, no matter what their skin, hair or eye color is; no matter what their name sounds like; no matter how they became Jewish—through birth or through conversion, as a child or as an adult.</p>\n\n<p> <em>Close the door and be seated.</em> </p>\n", "cliptype": "text", "clipsource": "Adapted from MyJewishLearning.com, https://goo.gl/jb4XjQ", "featured": 0, "featuredIn": null, "is_public": 1, "is_published": 1, "media": { "image": null, "audio": null, "video": null }, "thumbnail": null, "clip_section": [ { "haggadah_section": "Shulchan Oreich", "slug": "shulchan-oreich" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 313, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "Ruth's cup | Passover haggadah by Susan High", "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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<em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 2:</em> <br />\nIf He had carried out judgments against them, <em>Ilu asah bahem sh'fatim</em> אִלּוּ עָשָׂה בָּהֶם שְׁפָטִים‬<br />\nand not against their idols <em>v'lo asah beloheihem,</em> וְלֹא עָשָׂה בֵּאלֹהֵיהֶם‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 3:</em> <br />\nIf He had destroyed their idols, <em>Ilu asah beloheihem,</em> אִלּוּ עָשָׂה בֵּאלֹהֵיהֶם‬<br />\nand had not smitten their first-born <em>v'lo harag et b'choreihem,</em> וְלֹא הָרַג אֶת בְּכוֹרֵיהֶם‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 4:</em> <br />\nIf He had smitten their first-born, <em>Ilu harag et b'choreihem,</em> אִלּוּ הָרַג אֶת בְּכוֹרֵיהֶם‬<br />\nand had not given us their wealth <em>v'lo natan lanu et mamonam,</em> וְלֹא נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת מָמוֹנָם‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 5:</em> <br />\nIf He had given us their wealth, <em>Ilu natan lanu et mamonam,</em> אִלּוּ נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת מָמוֹנָם‬<br />\nand had not split the sea for us <em>v'lo kara lanu et hayam,</em> ןלא קָרַע לָנוּ אֶת הַיָּם‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 6:</em> <br />\nIf He had split the sea for us, <em>Ilu kara lanu et hayam,</em> אִלּוּ קָרַע לָנוּ אֶת הַיָּם‬<br />\nand had not taken us through it on dry land <em>v'lo he'eviranu b'tocho becharavah,</em> וְלֹא הֶעֱבִירָנוּ בְּתוֹכוֹ בֶּחָרָבָה‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 7:</em> <br />\nIf He had taken us through the sea on dry land, <em>Ilu he'eviranu b'tocho becharavah,</em> אִלּוּ הֶעֱבִירָנוּ בְּתוֹכוֹ בֶּחָרָבָה‬<br />\nand had not drowned our oppressors in it <em>v'lo shika tzareinu b'tocho,</em> וְלֹא שִׁקַע צָרֵינוּ בְּתוֹכוֹ‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 8:</em> <br />\nIf He had drowned our oppressors in it, <em>Ilu shika tzareinu b'tocho,</em> אִלּוּ שִׁקַע צָרֵינוּ בְּתוֹכוֹ‬<br />\nand had not supplied our needs in the desert for forty years <em>v'lo sipeik tzorkeinu bamidbar arba'im shana,</em> וְלֹא סִפֵּק צָרַכֵּנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 9:</em> <br />\nIf He had supplied our needs in the desert for forty years, <em>Ilu sipeik tzorkeinu bamidbar arba'im shana,</em> אִלּוּ סִפֵּק צָרַכֵּנוּ בַּמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה‬<br />\nand had not fed us the manna <em>v'lo he'echilanu et haman,</em> וְלֹא הֶאֱכִילָנוּ אֶת הַמָּן‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 10:</em> <br />\nIf He had fed us the manna, <em>Ilu he'echilanu et haman,</em> אִלּוּ הֶאֱכִילָנוּ אֶת הַמָּן‬<br />\nand had not given us the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabbat\">Shabbat</a> <em>v'lo natan lanu et hashabbat,</em> וְלֹא נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 11:</em> </p>\n\n<p>If He had given us the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabbat\">Shabbat</a>,</p>\n\n<p> <em>Ilu natan lanu et hashabbat,</em> אִלּוּ נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת‬<br />\nand had not brought us before <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai\">Mount Sinai</a> <em>v'lo keirvanu lifnei har sinai,</em> וְלֹא קֵרְבָנוּ לִפְנֵי הַר סִינַי‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 12:</em> <br />\nIf He had brought us before <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinai\">Mount Sinai</a>, <em>Ilu keirvanu lifnei har sinai,</em> אִלּוּ קֵרְבָנוּ לִפְנֵי הַר סִינַי‬<br />\nand had not given us the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah\">Torah</a> <em>v'lo natan lanu et hatorah,</em> וְלֹא נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת הַתּוֹרָה‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 13:</em> <br />\nIf He had given us the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah\">Torah</a>, <em>Ilu natan lanu et hatorah,</em> אִלּוּ נָתַן לָנוּ אֶת הַתּוֹרָה‬<br />\nand had not brought us into the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Israel\">land of Israel</a> <em>v'lo hichnisanu l'eretz yisra'eil,</em> וְלֹא הִכְנִיסָנוּ לְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬ <em>Verse 14:</em> <br />\nIf He had brought us into the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Israel\">land of Israel</a>, <em>Ilu hichnisanu l'eretz yisra'eil,</em> אִלּוּ הִכְנִיסָנוּ לְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל‬</p>\n\n<p>and not built for us the <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Temple\">Holy Temple</a></p>\n\n<p> <em>v'lo vanah lanu et beit hamikdash,</em> וְלֹא בָּנָה לָנוּ אֶת בֵּית הַמִּקְדָּשׁ‬<br />\n— Dayenu, it would have sufficed! <em>dayeinu!</em> דַּיֵּנוּ‬</p>\n\n<p>Customs associated with Dayenu[<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dayenu&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6\">edit</a>]</p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Afghanistan\">Jews in Afghanistan</a> and <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Jews\">Iran</a> hit each other over the head with <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scallion\">green onions</a> during the refrain beginning with the ninth stanza (Even if you had supplied our needs in the desert for 40 years but not provided us with <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna\">manna</a>). 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Nothing but this manna to look at.\" It is thought that by beating each other with the onions they taught themselves not to yearn for Egypt or to forget Egyptian slavery.<a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayenu#cite_note-2\">[2]</a></p>\n\n<p>Other versions</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": "-- Cup #2 & Dayenu", "slug": "cup-2-amp-dayenu" } ], "likes": 0, "downloads": 220, "tags": [], "themes": [], "language": "0", "is_bookmarked": "0", "is_liked": 0, "meta_tags": { "title": "song | Passover haggadah by Susan High", "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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