According to the Torah, the fourth promise God made to the Israelites was to take responsibility for them, as it is written: "I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God." (Exodus 6:6-6:7)

Rather than just being a "Chosen" people, may we also be Choosing people: people who choose to bear responsibility for the world and its inhabitants, who fight for the freedom of others as fiercely as we would for our own, who take every injustice seriously and fight against it as though there were no other force fighting on our behalf. Let us drink this fourth cup of wine as a call to action.

(Recite the blessing and drink the fourth cup of wine)


haggadah Section: Hallel