The second cup of wine represents, “I will save you”, God’s message to the Israelites as they were finally allowed to leave Egypt. For this cup, we think of the abolition movement. They fought for freedom just as God and the Israelites did. Abolition was a key step in the civil rights movement, but it certainly wasn’t the end, and neither was the escape from Egypt.


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu