Haggadot Contributors

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Fourth Cup – Cup of Praise, Redemption, or Acceptance All: I will take you as My people and I will be your God. (Exodus 6:7, Revelation 21) Host: Fill your glass for the fourth and final time and prepare to give thanks to Adonai, our great Redeemer. This fourth cup is the Cup of Redemption, Praise, or Acceptance. It was this cup that the Messiah said He would not drink until He drank it with the disciples in the future Kingdom....

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 “...a day for you to remember and celebrate as a festival to Adonai…” Exodus 12:14 Shulcan Orech The Passover Supper

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Second Cup, Judgement or The Cup of Plagues All: “I will free you from the forced labor of the Egyptians….”(Exodus 6:6) Host: Moses left the wilderness to return to Pharaoh’s palace where he had been raised as son of Pharaoh. Armed with the message from God, Moses knew he would face fierce resistance to the word of the Lord for Pharaoh believed himself to be god. All : I know the king of Egypt will not let you leave unless he...

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We Answer the Four Questions All: “ You are to observe this event forever; you and your descendants. All the congregation of Israel is to celebrate it. The same law shall apply to the native as well as to the stranger who sojourns among you. ” Exodus 12: 24, 47, 49 Host: As people of faith and, therefore, descendants of Abraham, it is a duty and privilege to answer the four questions of Passover as part of the telling of the...

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All: “When your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this ceremony? Say…..” Exodus 12:26, 27 (The youngest rises to ask the four questions). On all other nights, we eat bread or matzah, On this night why do we eat only matzah? On all other nights, we eat all kinds of vegetables, On this night why do we eat only bitter herbs? On all other nights, we do not dip our vegetables even once. On this night, why do we...

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Second Cup: Maggid, The Telling All: “I have remembered My covenant.” Exodus 6:5 Host: As we read the history of our people from Ma'asei haShlihim, may the Everpresent Lord open our eyes to behold wondrous truths from His law. Reader 1: Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia and said, ‘Leave your native land and your relatives, and come into the land which I will show you.’  God gave him no inheritance...

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First Cup: SANCTIFICATION, or Set Apart All “ I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.”   Exodus 6:6 Host: We do not sanctify the cup or the wine, rather we ask Adonai to set apart this time to honor Him. Please remember we are to completely consume each cup. As such, please do not take too much wine. We do not want to encourage drunkenness. Let us fill our cups and bless the Lord: All: Baruch Atah...

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We Answer the Four Questions “ You are to observe this as a law; you and your descendants forever. All the congregation of Israel is to celebrate this ordinance. The same law shall apply to the native as to the stranger who sojourns among you. ” Exodus 12: 24, 47, 49 Leader: It is a duty and privilege to answer the four questions of Passover and to recite the mighty works of our faithful God. The Matzah, Unleavened Bread On all...

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Parsley or  Karpas “…the people of Israel still groaned under the yoke of slavery and they cried out; their cry for rescue from slavery came up to HaShem…” Exodus 2:23 The word karpas is a reminder of the sale of Joseph into slavery, an act which led to the descent of the people of Israelinto Egypt. Therefore, karpas is an appropriate introduction to the events wer read aboutin the Haggadah. The Patriarch Jacob gave his son Joseph a כתנת פסים [ketonet...

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FIRST CUP: SANCTIFICATION “ I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” Exodus 6:6 Bless the Lord: Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha’olam Boray peri hagafen “Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine. Drink first cup.

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The Four Cups of Wine Adonai said to Moshe, “Now you will see what I am going to do….” Exodus 6:1 Leader:   As Adonai spoke these words of encouragement to Moshe, He revealed to His servant the plan by which He would redeem the children of Israel. All “….I will free you from the forced labor of the Egyptians…. Rescue you from their oppression….. Redeem you with an outstretched arm….. I will take you as My people and I will be...