Second cup:

We are now prepared to drink the second cup.

We raise this cup to our ancestors and to those who can not be here with us today. We have all experienced times of separation. Sometimes they span months or years, sometimes they span lifetimes; no matter how long they last, we still hold those connections in our hearts. They twine between us like the vines of the grape, holding us together even as we drift apart.

You may choose not to recite:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן

Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, borei p’ree hagafen.

We praise Elohim, Ruler of Everything, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Hail to our kith and kin who can not be with us today!


haggadah Section: -- Cup #2 & Dayenu