The first cup of wine is poured. Lift the cup with the right hand and say the following:

KADESH / KIDDUSH

On Shabbat add:

quietly: And it was evening, and it was morning –יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי the sixth day.Then the heavens and the earth were completed,and all their array.With the seventh day, God completed the work He had done.He ceased on the seventh day from all the work He had done.God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy,because on itHe ceased from all His work He had created to do.

On other evenings Kiddush starts here:

When saying Kiddush for others, add:Please pay attention, my masters.Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe,who creates the fruit of the vine.

On Shabbat, add the words in parentheses.בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who has chosen us from among all peoples,raised us above all tongues, and made us holythrough His commandments.You have given us,LORD our God, in love(Sabbaths for rest),festivals for rejoicing,holy days and seasons for joy,(this Sabbath day and)this day of the festival of Matzot,the time of our freedom(with love), a holy assembly in memoryof the Exodus from Egypt.For You have chosen usand sanctified usabove all peoples,and given us as our heritage(Your holy Sabbath in love and favor and)Your holy festivals for joy and gladness.

Blessed are you, LORD,who sanctifies (the Sabbath,) Israel and the festivals.

On Motza'ei Shabbat, the following Havdala is added:

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who creates the lights of fire.Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who distinguishes between sacred and secular,between light and darkness,between Israel and the nations,between the seventh day and the six days of work.You have made a distinctionbetween the holiness of the Sabbathand the holiness of festivals,and have sanctifiedthe seventh day above the six days of work.You have distinguished and sanctifiedYour people Israel with Your holiness.

Blessed are You, LORD,who distinguishes between sacred and sacred.

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who has given us life, sustained us,and brought us to this time.

Drink while reclining to the left.

URHATZ / WASHING

Water is brought to the leader.

KARPAS

The participants wash their hands but do not say a blessing.A small quantity of radish, greens, or roots of parsley is dipped in salt water.Say the following over the karpas,with the intent to include the maror in the blessing:

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who creates the fruit of the ground.Eat without reclining.

YAHATZ / SPLITTING

The middle matza is broken in two.The bigger portion is then hidden away to serve as the afikomanwith which the meal is later concluded.The smaller portion is placed between the two whole matzot.

MAGGID / TELLING

During the recital of this paragraphthe seder plate is held upand the middle matza is displayed to the company.

הָא לַחְמָא עַנְיָא THISIS THE BREAD OF OPPRESSIONour fathers atein the land of Egypt.Let all who are hungrycome in and eat;let all who are in needcome and join us for the Pesaḥ.Now we are here;next year in the land of Israel.Now – slaves;next year we shall be free.

The seder plate and the matzot are now covered and the second cup of wine is poured.The youngest child asks the following questions:

מַה נִּשְׁתַּנָּה WHAT MAKESTHIS NIGHT UNLIKE ALL OTHER NIGHTS,so that every other night we eat either bread or matza,but tonight there is only matza?And that every other night we eat many different greens,but tonight we will eat bitter herbs?And that every other night we do not dip [our food] at all,but tonight we will dip it twice?And that every other night some sit to eat and some recline,but tonight we are all reclining?

The seder plate and the matzot are uncovered.

עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ WE WERE SLAVESto Pharaoh in Egypt,and the LORD our God brought us out of therewith a strong hand and an outstretched arm.And if the Holy One, blessed be He,had not brought our fathers out of Egypt –then we, and our children, and the children of our children,would still be enslaved to Pharaoh in Egypt.And even were we all wise, all intelligent,all aged and all knowledgeable in the Torah,still the command would be upon usto tell of the coming out of Egypt;and the more one tells of the coming out of Egypt,the more admirable it is.

מַעֲשֶׁה ONCE,Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Yehoshua and Rabbi Elazar ben Azariaand Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Tarfonreclined [for the seder] in Benei Brak.And they told of the Exodus from Egypt all that night;until their students came in and said,“Teachers –the time for saying the Shema of the morning has come.”

Rabbi Elazar ben Azaria said:I am almost seventy years old,and never have I merited to find the commandto speak of the Exodus from Egypt at night –until Ben Zoma interpreted:It is written,“SO THAT YOU REMEMBERTHE DAY OF YOUR EXODUS FROM EGYPTALL THE DAYS OF YOUR LIFE.”“The days of your life” would mean in the days;“all the days of your life” includes the nights.But the sages say,“The days of your life” would mean only in this world;“all the days of your life” brings in the time of the Messiah.

בָּרוּךְ הַמָּקוֹם Blessed is the Omnipresent –blessed is He.Blessed is the Onewho gave His people Israel, the Torah –blessed is He.כְּנֶגֶד אַרְבָּעָה בָּנִים The Torah relatesto four types of sons –one who is wise,one who is wicked,one with a simple nature,and one who does not know how to ask.

TheWISE SONwhat does he say?“What are the testimonies, the statutes and laws,that the LORD our God commanded you?”And you must tell him the laws of Pesaḥ:“After eating the Pesaḥ offeringone does not eat anything more.”

TheWICKED SONwhat does he say?“What is this service to you?”“To you,” he says, not to him.When he sets himself apart from the community,he denies the very core of our beliefs.And you must set his teeth on edge and tell him,“Because of thisthe LORD acted for me when I came out of Egypt.”“For me,” and not for him;had he been there he would not have been redeemed.

TheSIMPLE-NATURED SONwhat does he say?“What is this?”And you must tell him,“With a strong hand the LORDbrought us out of Egypt,from the grip of slavery.”

And theONE WHO DOES NOT KNOWHOW TO ASKyou must open [the story] for him,as it is said:“And you shall tell your childon that day,‘Because of this the LORD acted for mewhen I came out of Egypt.’”

וְהִגַּדְתָּ לְבִנְךָ “AND YOU SHALL TELL YOUR CHILD” –One might have thoughtthis meant from the beginning of the month.And so it says, “on that day.”Had it said only “on that day,”one might have thought [the obligation] applied during the day.And so it also says, “Because of this” –“because of this” can only be saidwhen matza and bitter herbs are there before you.

מִתְּחִלָּה IN THE BEGINNING,our ancestors were idol worshippers.BUT NOWthe Omnipresent has drawn us close in His service; as it is said: “Joshua said to all the people, ‘This is what the LORD God of Israel has said: Beyond the river your ancestors always dwelled – Terah the father of Abraham, the father of Nahor – and they served other gods. But I took your father Abraham from beyond the river, and I led him all the way across the land of Canaan,and I multiplied his offspring and gave him Isaac. And to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau,and I gave Esau Mount Seir as an inheritance, WHILE JACOB AND HIS CHILDREN WENT DOWN TO EGYPT.”’

BLESSED IS THE ONEWHO HAS KEPT HIS PROMISETO ISRAEL –blessed is He.For the Holy One calculated the endand fulfilled what He had spokento our father Abrahamin the Covenant between the Pieces.As it is said:“He said to Abram,‘Know that your descendantswill be strangers in a land not their own,and they will be enslavedand oppressed for four hundred years;but know that I shall judge the nation that enslaves them,AND THEN THEY WILL LEAVEWITH GREAT WEALTH.’”

וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה AND THIS[promise] is what has stoodby our ancestors and us;for it was not only one man who rose up to destroy us:in every single generation people rise up to destroy us –BUT THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE,SAVES USFROM THEIR HANDS.

צֵא וּלְמַד GO [to the verse]AND LEARNwhat Laban the Arameansought to do to our father Jacob:Pharaoh condemned only the boys to death,but Laban sought to uproot everything,as it is written:“AN ARAMEAN LOST MY FATHER,AND HE WENT DOWN TO EGYPTAND RESIDED THERE,JUST A HANDFUL OF SOULS;AND THERE HE BECAME A NATION –LARGE, MIGHTY, AND GREAT.”

“AND HE WENT DOWN TO EGYPT” –Compelled by what had been spoken.“AND RESIDED THERE” –From this, learn that our father Jacob went downnot to be absorbed into Egypt,but only to reside there for a time.As it is said:“They said to Pharaoh,‘We have come to reside in this land,for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks,for the famine is heavy in the land of Canaan;and now, if you please,let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.’”

“JUST A HANDFUL OF SOULS” –As it is said:“Your ancestors were but seventy soulswhen they went down to Egypt –and now the LORD has made youas many as the sky has stars.”

“AND THERE HE BECAME A NATION” –From this, learn that Israel was distinct there.“LARGE, MIGHTY” –As it is said:“And the children of Israel were fertile,and they swarmed,and grew more and more numerousand strong, and the land was filled with them.”

“AND GREAT” –As it is said:“I let you grow wild like meadow plants,and you grew and matured and came forth in all your glory,your breasts full and your hair grown,and you were naked and exposed.”Some add:“And I passed by youand saw you wallowing in your own blood –and I said to you, ‘In your blood, live!’and I said, ‘In your blood, live!’”

“AND THE EGYPTIANS DEALT CRUELLY WITH USAND OPPRESSED US,AND IMPOSED HARD LABOR ON US.”“THE EGYPTIANS DEALT CRUELLY WITH US” –As it is said:“We must act wisely against [this people],in case it grows great,and when we are called to warthey may join our enemies,fight against us,and rise up to leave the land.”

“AND OPPRESSED US” –As it is said:“They placed taskmasters over [the people]to oppress them under their burdens;they built store cities for Pharaoh:Pithom and Raamses.”

“AND IMPOSED HARD LABOR ON us” –As it is said:“The Egyptians enslaved the children of Israelwith heavy labor.”

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“AND WE CRIED OUT TO THE LORD,GOD OF OUR ANCESTORS,AND THE LORD HEARD OUR VOICE,AND HE SAW OUR OPPRESSIONAND OUR LABOR AND SLAVERY.”

“AND WE CRIED OUT TO THE LORD,GOD OF OUR ANCESTORS” –As it is said:“It came to be, as a long time passed,that the king of Egypt died,and the children of Israelgroaned under the burden of work,and they cried out,and their plea rose to God from amid the work.”

“AND THE LORD HEARD OUR VOICE” –As it is said:“And God heard their groans,and God remembered His covenantwith Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

“AND HE SAW OUR OPPRESSION” –The separation of husband from wife,as it is said:“And God saw the children of Israel,and God knew.”

“AND OUR LABOR” –[The killing of] the sons,as it is said:“Throw every boy who is born into the river,and the girls let live.”

“AND SLAVERY” –The forced labor that was pressed down on them,as it is said:“I have seen the slaverythat Egypt forced upon you.”

“AND THE LORD BROUGHT US OUT OF EGYPTWITH A STRONG HAND AND AN OUTSTRETCHED ARM,IN AN AWESOME HAPPENING,WITH SIGNS AND WITH WONDERS.”

“AND THE LORD BROUGHT US OUT OF EGYPT” –Not through an angel,not through a seraph,not through any emissary.No, it was the Holy One, His glory, His own presence.As it is said:“I shall pass through the land of Egypt on that night;I shall kill every firstborn son in the land of Egypt,man and beast,and I shall pass judgment on all the gods of Egypt:I am the LORD.”

“I shall pass throughthe land of Egypt on that night” – I and no angel.“I shall kill every firstborn son inthe land of Egypt” – I and no seraph.“And I shall pass judgment on allthe gods of Egypt” – I and no emissary.“I am the LORD” – It is I and no other.

“WITH A STRONG HAND” –This refers to the pestilence,as it is said:“You shall see the hand of the LORDamong your cattle in the field,among your horses and donkeys and camels,in the herd and in the flock,bringing harsh, heavy pestilence.”

“AND AN OUTSTRETCHED ARM” –This refers to the sword,as it is said:“And His sword was drawn in His hand,stretched out over Jerusalem.”

“IN AN AWESOME HAPPENING” –This refers to the revelation of His Presence,as it is said:“Has any god ever tried to comeand take a nation out of the midst of another,with trialsand with signsand wonders,in warand with a strong hand,with an outstretched arm,inspiring great awe,as the LORD your God has done all thisfor you in Egypt,before your eyes?”

“WITH SIGNS” –This refers to the staff,as it is said:“Take this staff in your hand,and with it you shall perform the signs.”

“AND WITH WONDERS” –This refers to the blood,as it is said:“I shall make wondersin the sky and on the earth –

A drop of wine is spilled from the cup as each wonder is mentioned:

BLOOD, AND FIRE,AND PILLARS OF SMOKE.”

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דָּבָר אַחֵר Another interpretation:“With a strong hand” – Two.“And an outstretched arm” – Two.“In an awesome happening” – Two.“With signs” – Two.“And with wonders” – Two.

THESE WERE THE TEN PLAGUESthat the Holy One broughtupon Egypt,and these are they –

A drop of wine is spilled from the cup as each plague, and each of the acronyms,Detzakh, Adash and Be’ahav, is mentioned:

BLOOD

FROGS

LICE

WILD ANIMALS

PESTILENCE

BOILS

HAIL

LOCUSTS

DARKNESS

THE STRIKING DOWN OF THE FIRSTBORN.

Rabbi Yehuda grouped these under acronyms –DETZAKH, ADASH, BEAḤAV.

רַבִּי יוֹסֵי הַגְּלִילִי RABBI Yossei HaGelili says: How can you knowthat the Egyptians were struck with ten plagues in Egyptand another fifty at the sea?For in Egypt it is said,“The astrologers said to Pharaoh, ‘This is the finger of God,’”while at the sea it is said,“When Israel saw the great handthe LORD raised against the Egyptians,the people feared the LORD,and they believed in the LORD and in His servant Moses.”If a finger struck them with ten plagues,conclude from this thatTHEY WERE STRUCK WITH TEN PLAGUES IN EGYPTAND WITH FIFTY PLAGUES AT THE SEA.

Rabbi Eliezer says: How can you knowthat each and every plaguethe Holy One brought upon the Egyptians in Egyptwas in fact made up of four plagues?For it is said,“His fury was sent down upon them,great anger, rage, and distress,a company of messengers of destruction.”“Great anger” – one,“rage” – two,“distress” – three,“a company of messengers of destruction” – four.Conclude from this thatTHEY WERE STRUCK WITH FORTY PLAGUES IN EGYPTAND WITH TWO HUNDRED PLAGUES AT THE SEA.

Rabbi Akiva says: How can you knowthat each and every plaguethe Holy One brought upon the Egyptians in Egyptwas in fact made up of five plagues?For it is said,“His fury was sent down upon them,great anger, rage, and distress,a company of messengers of destruction.”“His fury” – one,“great anger” – two,“rage” – three,“distress” – four,“a company of messengers of destruction” – five.Conclude from this thatTHEY WERE STRUCK WITH FIFTY PLAGUES IN EGYPTAND WITH TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY PLAGUESAT THE SEA.

כַּמָּה מַעֲלוֹת טוֹבוֹת HOW MUCH GOOD,LAYER UPON LAYER,THE OMNIPRESENT HAS DONE FOR US:

Had He brought us out of Egyptwithout bringing judgment upon[our oppressors],that would have been enough for us.

Had He brought judgment upon thembut not upon their gods,that would have been enough for us.

Had He brought judgment upon their godswithout killing their firstborn sons,that would have been enough for us.

Had He killed their firstborn sonswithout giving us their wealth,that would have been enough for us.

Had He given us their wealthwithout splitting the sea for us,that would have been enough for us.

Had He split the sea for usbut not brought us through it dry,that would have been enough for us.

Had He brought us through [the sea] drywithout drowning our enemies in it,that would have been enough for us.

Had He drowned our enemies in itwithout providing for our needsfor forty years in the desert,that would have been enough for us.

Had He provided for our needsfor forty years in the desert,without feeding us with manna,that would have been enough for us.

Had He fed us with mannawithout giving us Shabbat,that would have been enough for us.

Had He given us Shabbatwithout drawing us closearound Mount Sinai,that would have been enough for us.

Had He drawn us close around Mount Sinaiwithout giving us the Torah,that would have been enough for us.

Had He given us the Torahwithout bringing us to the land of Israel,that would have been enough for us.

Had He brought us to the land of Israelwithout building for usthe House He chosethat would have been enough for us.

עַל אַחַת כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה HOW MANYAND MANIFOLD THEN,THE OMNIPRESENT’S KINDNESSESARE TO US –for He brought us out of Egyptand brought judgment upon[our oppressors]and upon their gods,and He killed their firstborn sonsand gave us their wealth,and He split the sea for usand brought us through it on dry landand drowned our enemies there,and He provided for our needsfor forty years in the desertand fed us manna,and He gave us Shabbat,and He drew us closearound Mount Sinaiand gave us the Torah,and He brought us to the land of Israeland built for us the House He chose,SO WECOULD FINDATONEMENT [THERE]FOR ALL OUR SINS.

רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל Rabban Gamliel would say: Anyone who does not say these three things on Pesaḥ has not fulfilled his obligation, and these are they: PESAḤ, MATZA, AND BITTER HERBS.

The PESAḤ is what our ancestors would eat while the Temple stood: and what does it recall? It recalls the Holy One’s passing over (Pasah) the houses of our ancestors in Egypt, as it is said: “You shall say: ‘It is a Pesaḥ offering for the LORD, for He passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt while He struck the Egyptians, but saved those in our homes’ – and the people bowed and prostrated themselves.”

THIS MATZA that we eat: what does it recall? It recalls the dough of our ancestors, which did not have time to rise before the King, King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, revealed Himself and redeemed them, as it is said: “They baked the dough that they had brought out of Egypt into unleavened cakes, for it had not risen, for they were cast out of Egypt and could not delay, and they made no provision for the way.”

THESE BITTER HERBS that we eat: what do they recall? They recall the bitterness that the Egyptians imposed on the lives of our ancestors in Egypt, as it is said: “They embittered their lives with hard labor, with clay and with bricks and with all field labors, with all the work with which they enslaved them – hard labor.”

בְּכָָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר GENERATION BY GENERATION, each person must see himself as if he himself had come out of Egypt, as it is said: “And you shall tell your child on that day, ‘Because of this the LORD acted for me when I came out of Egypt.’”It was not only our ancestors whom the Holy One redeemed; He redeemed us too along with them, as it is said: “He took us out of there, to bring us to the land He promised our ancestors and to give it to us.”

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has redeemed us and redeemed our ancestors from Egypt, and brought us to this night to eat matza and bitter herbs. So may the LORD our God bring us in peace to other seasons and festivals that are coming to us, happy in the building of Your city and rejoicing in Your service; and there we shall eat of sacrifices and Pesaḥ offerings [On Motzaei Shabbat: of Pesaḥ offerings and sacrifices], of which the blood will reach the side of Your altar to be accepted. And we shall thank You in a new song for our redemption and for our lives’ salvation.Blessed are You, LORD, Redeemer of Israel.

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Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Drink while reclining to the left.

RAḤTZA / WASHING

In preparation for the meal,all participants wash their hands and recite the blessing:

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who has made us holythrough His commandments,and has commanded us about washing hands.

MOTZI MATZA

The leader holds all three matzot and recites:

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who brings forth bread from the earth.

The lowermost matza is replaced.The leader recites the following blessing while holdingthe uppermost and middle matzot:בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who has made us holythrough His commandments,and has commanded us to eat matza.A piece of the uppermost matza, together with a piece of the middle matza,is given to each member of the company.Eat while reclining to the left.

MAROR / BITTER HERBS

The maror is dipped in the haroset before it is eaten.

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,who has made us holy through His commandments,and has commanded us to eat bitter herbs.

KOREKH / WRAPPING

Bitter herbs are sandwiched between two pieces of matzataken from the lowermost matza.

זֵֽכֶר In memory of the Temple, in the tradition of Hillel.This is what Hillel would do when the Temple still stood:

he would wrap [the Pesaḥ offering] upwith matza and bitter herbsand eat them together,to fulfill what is said:“You shall eat it with matza and bitter herbs.”Eat while reclining to the left.

SHULHAN OREKH / TABLE SETTING

The festive meal is now eaten.

TZAFUN / HIDDEN

At the end of the meal, the remaining pieceof the middle matza which had been hidden earlier (the afikoman),is eaten.

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BAREKH / BLESSING

Please refer to your other haggadah for Birkat Hamazon

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe,who creates the fruit of the vine.

Drink while reclining to the left.

A cup of wine is now poured in honor of Elijah, and the door opened.

שְׁפֹךְ POUR OUT Your rageupon the nations that do not know You,and on regimes that have not called upon Your name.For Jacob is devoured;they have laid his places waste.Pour out Your great anger upon them,and let Your blazing fury overtake them.Pursue them in Your fury and destroy themfrom under the heavens of the LORD.

HALLEL / PRAISINGThe fourth cup of wine is poured, and Hallel is completed.

לֹא לָֽנוּ Not to us, LORD, not to us,but to Your name give glory,for Your love, for Your faithfulness.Why should the nations say, “Where now is their God?”Our God is in heaven; whatever He wills He does.Their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.They have mouths but cannot speak; eyes but cannot see.They have ears but cannot hear; noses but cannot smell.They have hands but cannot feel; feet but cannot walk.No sound comes from their throat.Those who make them become like them;so will all who trust in them.Israel, trust in the LORD –He is their Help and their Shield.House of Aaron, trust in the LORD –He is their Help and their Shield.You who fear the LORD,trust in the LORD –He is their Help and their Shield.יהוה זְכָרָֽנוּ The LORD remembers us and will bless us.He will bless the house of Israel.He will bless the house of Aaron.He will bless those who fear the LORD, small and great alike.May the LORD give you increase: you and your children.May you be blessed by the LORD, Maker of heaven and earth.The heavens are the LORD’S,but the earth He has given over to mankind.It is not the dead who praise the LORD,nor those who go down to the silent grave.But we will bless the LORD, now and for ever.HALLELUYA!

אָהַֽבְתִּי I love the LORD,for He hears my voice, my pleas.He turns His ear to me whenever I call.The bonds of death encompassed me,the anguish of the grave came upon me,I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.Then I called on the name of the LORD:“LORD, I pray, save my life.”Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;our God is full of compassion.The LORD protects the simple hearted.When I was brought low, He saved me.My soul, be at peace once more,for the LORD has been good to you.For You have rescued me from death,my eyes from weeping, my feet from stumbling.I shall walk in the presence of the LORDin the land of the living.I had faith, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted,”even when I said rashly, “All men are liars.”

מָה־אָשִׁיב How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.I will fulfill my vows to the LORDin the presence of all His people.Grievous in the LORD’S sight is the death of His devoted ones.Truly, LORD, I am Your servant;I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant.You set me free from my chains.To You I shall bring a thanksgiving-offeringand call on the LORD by name.I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,in the courts of the House of the LORD,in your midst, Jerusalem.HALLELUYA!

הַלְלוּ Praise the LORD, all nations; acclaim Him, all you peoples;for His loving-kindness to us is strong,and the LORD’S faithfulness is everlasting.HALLELUYA!הוֹדוּ Thank the LORD for He is good,His loving-kindness is for ever.Let Israel sayHis loving-kindness is for ever.Let the house of Aaron sayHis loving-kindness is for ever.Let those who fear the LORD sayHis loving-kindness is for ever.

מִן־הַמֵּצַר In my distress I called on the LORD.The LORD answered me and set me free.The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.What can man do to me? The LORD is with me.He is my Helper. I will see the downfall of my enemies.It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.The nations all surrounded me,but in the LORD’S name I drove them off.They surrounded me on every side,but in the LORD’S name I drove them off.They surrounded me like bees, they attacked me as fire attacksbrushwood, but in the LORD’S name I drove them off.They thrust so hard against me, I nearly fell,but the LORD came to my help.The LORD is my strength and my song;He has become my salvation.Sounds of song and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous:“The LORD’S right hand has done mighty deeds.The LORD’S right hand is lifted high.The LORD’S right hand has done mighty deeds.”I will not die but live, and tell what the LORD has done.The LORD has chastened me severely,but He has not given me over to death.Open for me the gates of righteousnessthat I may enter them and thank the LORD.This is the gateway to the LORD; through it,the righteous shall enter.

אוֹדְךָ I will thank You,for You answered me, and became my salvation.I will thank You, for You answered me, and became my salvation.The stone the builders rejected has become the main cornerstone.The stone the builders rejected has become the main cornerstone.This is the LORD’S doing. It is wondrous in our eyes.This is the LORD’S doing. It is wondrous in our eyes.This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.

אָנָּא LORD. PLEASE. SAVE US.LORD, PLEASE, SAVE US.LORD, PLEASE, GRANT US SUCCESS.LORD, PLEASE, GRANT US SUCCESS.

בָּרוּךְ Blessed is one who comes in the name of the LORD;we bless you from the House of the LORD.Blessed is one who comes in the name of the LORD;we bless you from the House of the LORD.The LORD is God; He has given us light. Bind the festival offeringwith thick cords [and bring it] to the horns of the altar.The LORD is God; He has given us light. Bind the festival offeringwith thick cords [and bring it] to the horns of the altar.You are my God and I will thank You;You are my God, I will exalt You.You are my God and I will thank You; You are my God, I will exalt You.Thank the LORD for He is good, His loving-kindness is for ever.Thank the LORD for He is good, His loving-kindness is for ever.

יְהַלְלֽוּךָ ALL YOUR WORKS WILL PRAISE YOU,LORD our God, and Your devoted ones –the righteous who do Your will,together with all Your peoplethe house of Israel –will joyously thank, bless, praise,glorify, exalt, revere, sanctify,and proclaim the sovereignty of Your name, our King.For it is good to thank Youand fitting to sing psalms to Your name,for from eternity to eternity You are God.

הוֹדוּ Thank the LORD, for He is good, His loving-kindness is for ever.Thank the God of gods, His loving-kindness is for ever.Thank the LORD of lords, His loving-kindness is for ever.To the One who aloneworks great wonders, His loving-kindness is for ever.Who made the heavens with wisdom, His loving-kindness is for ever.Who spread the earthupon the waters, His loving-kindness is for ever.Who made the great lights, His loving-kindness is for ever.The sun to rule by day, His loving-kindness is for ever.The moon and the starsto rule by night; His loving-kindness is for ever.Who struck Egyptthrough their firstborn, His loving-kindness is for ever.And brought out Israelfrom their midst, His loving-kindness is for ever.With a strong handand outstretched arm, His loving-kindness is for ever.Who split the Reed Sea into parts, His loving-kindness is for ever.And made Israel pass through it, His loving-kindness is for ever.Casting Pharaoh and his armyinto the Reed Sea; His loving-kindness is for ever.Who led His peoplethrough the wilderness; His loving-kindness is for ever.Who struck down great kings, His loving-kindness is for ever.And slew mighty kings, His loving-kindness is for ever.Sihon, king of the Amorites, His loving-kindness is for ever.And Og, king of Bashan, His loving-kindness is for ever.And gave their land as a heritage, His loving-kindness is for ever.A heritage for His servant Israel; His loving-kindness is for ever.Who remembered usin our lowly state, His loving-kindness is for ever.And rescued us from our tormentors, His loving-kindness is for ever.Who gives food to all flesh, His loving-kindness is for ever.Give thanks to the God of heaven. His loving-kindness is for ever.

Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe,who creates the fruit of the vine.

Drink the fourth cup while reclining to the left.

בָּרוּךְ Blessed are You, LORD our God,King of the Universe,for the vine and the fruit of the vine,and for the produce of the field;for the desirable, goodand spacious land that You willingly gave as heritage toour ancestors, that they might eat of its fruitand be satisfied with its goodness.Have compassion, LORD our God,on Israel Your people, on Jerusalem,Your city, on Zion the home of Your glory,on Your altar and Your Temple.May You rebuild Jerusalem,the holy city swiftly in our time,and may You bring us back there,rejoicing in its rebuilding,eating from its fruit,satisfied by its goodness,and blessing You for it in holiness and purity.(On Shabbat: Be pleased to refresh us on this Sabbath Day.)Grant us joy on this festival of Matzot.For You, God, are good and do good to alland we thank You for the landand for the fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You, LORD,for the land and for the fruit of the vine.

NIRTZA / PARTING

חֲסַל סִדּוּר פֶּסַח The Pesaḥ service is finished,as it was meant to be performed,in accordance with all its rules and laws.Just as we have been privileged to lay out its order,so may we be privileged to perform it [in the Temple].Pure One, dwelling in Your heaven,raise up this people, too abundant to be counted.Soon, lead the shoots of [Israel’s] stock,redeemed, into Zion with great joy.

NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM REBUILT!