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Names We heading out on a journey together tonight.  We are asked not just to remember or recite or rehearse a journey, we are to feel as if we are in reality leaving Egypt, Mitzrayim in Hebrew, the Narrow Places.It is said that after living in the Narrow Places for so many generations, we forgot so many things.  The only thing we really remembered was our names.So tonight, at the Seder table, as we prepare to leave these Narrow Places, share...

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On Shabbat begin here, and include the portions in parentheses: Vay’hi erev vay’hi voker yom hashishi. Vay’chulu hashamayim v’haaretz v’choltzva’am. Vay’chal Elohim bayom hashvi’i M’lachto asher asah, vayishbot bayom hashvi’i mikolmlachto asher asah. Vay’vareich Elohim et yom hashvi’i vay’kadeish oto, ki vo shavat mikol m’lachto, asher bara Elohim la’asot.) Savri maranan verabanan verabotai Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, borei p’ri hagafen. Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, asher bachar banu mikolam, v’rom’manu mikol-lashon, v’kid’shanu b’mitzvotav, vatiten-lanu Adonai Eloheinu b’ahavah (shabbatot...

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 בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הַעוֹלָםשֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu melech ha'olam shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higiyanu lazman hazeh Blessed are you, G-d, sovereign of all the world, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this moment

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Our first cup of wine (or grape juice) is for the physical spring that we see, hear, smell, touch. It is one of the many miracles we see every year. Green forces its way through the cracks of the hard earth. Birds begin to venture out and sing. The scent of flowers perfumes the air. Warmth begins to creep into our skin and make us feel alive again. We raise our cups and recite: Baruch atah adonai, elohaynu melech ha'olam, borei...

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   On Shabbat begin here, and include the portions in parentheses וַיְהִי עֶרֶב וַיְהִי בֹקֶר יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי. וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל צְבָאַָם. וַיְכַל אֱלֹקִים בַּיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה. וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אוֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר בֶָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת.) סַבְרִי מָרָנָן וְרַבָּנָן וְרַבּוֹתַי בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָפֶן. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר בָּנוּ מִכָּל עָם וְרוֹמְמָנוּ מִכָּל לָשׁוֹן וְקִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו. וַתִּתֶּן...

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 בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הַעוֹלָםשֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה Baruch atah, Adonai, eloheinu melech ha'olam shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higiyanu lazman hazeh Blessed are you, G-d, sovereign of all the world, who has kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this moment

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Names We heading out on a journey together tonight.  We are asked not just to remember or recite or rehearse a journey, we are to feel as if we are in reality leaving Egypt, Mitzrayim in Hebrew, the Narrow Places.It is said that after living in the Narrow Places for so many generations, we forgot so many things.  The only thing we really remembered was our names.So tonight, at the Seder table, as we prepare to leave these Narrow Places, share...