Though Passover is a mostly joyous holiday in which we celebrate our deliverance from slavery, it is necessary to remember that our freedom was not won without cost. For each of the plagues suffered by the Egyptian people, remove a drop of wine from your glass and allow it to fall upon your plate. In doing this, we mourn the pain and loss experienced by our oppressors. A full glass of wine is a happy thing and we cannot be fully happy when others are suffering.

Blood | dam | דָּם

Frogs | tzfardeiya | צְפַרְדֵּֽעַ

Lice | kinim | כִּנִּים

Beasts | arov | עָרוֹב

Pestilence | dever | דֶּֽבֶר

Boils | sh’chin | שְׁחִין

Hail | barad | בָּרָד

Locusts | arbeh | אַרְבֶּה

Darkness | choshech | חֹֽשֶׁךְ

Death of the Firstborn | makat b’chorot | מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת


haggadah Section: -- Ten Plagues