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The Cup of Redemption
There, in the very center of the Seder table, stands a special, ornate kiddush-cup brimming with wine, awaiting the one still expected but as yet un-arrived guest -- the prophet Elijah. Will Elijah come this year, to drink of ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Two Cups - Elijah's and M
Everybody knows that we place a cup of wine for the prophet Eliah at the center of the Seder table. At a dramatic moment in the Seder, the door is opened to welcome this usually un ...Hallelcontributed by Gerald Weiss -
Two Cups: Elijah and Miriam
What was the seder table when we only had Elijah’s cup? Incomplete. We open the door for Elijah, Angry prophet of the world to come. And we ask God to pay attention To the fire from the sky that was Elijah’s gift. Regretted ...Hallelcontributed by Trisha Arlin -
Drinking from Miriam's We
Empty whatever wine remains in the wine glasses into the empty bowls (see page ) then pour some water from the pitcher that has stood on the table into everyone’s wine glass. We ...Hallelcontributed by Mark Hurvitz -
The Wandering is Over Haggadah
Singing songs that praise God | hallel | הַלֵּל This is the time set aside for singing. Some of us might sing traditional prayers from the Book of Psalms. Others take this m ...Hallelcontributed by JewishBoston.com -
The Fourth Cup - I will gather
Our final cup of wine is for the statement ‘And He gathered us to Him’ Today we gather together as women, seeking support, sustenance and inspiration for one another. Women hav ...Hallelcontributed by Alexandra Benjamin -
SHEFOCH HAMOTCHA
We pause in our celebration to remember the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, the Holocaust, and the ways that those in the present who choose to testify to the possibility of transformation become the focus of everyone’s anger and displa ...Hallelcontributed by Rabbi Michael Lerner -
The Wandering is Over Haggadah
The Cup of Elijah We now refill our wine glasses one last time and open the front door to invite the prophet Elijah to join our seder. In the Bible, Elijah was a fierce defender of ...Hallelcontributed by JewishBoston.com -
Welcoming Others
There is a word in Hebrew — Teshuvah — that means return. It is an acknowledgement that there is always a chance for forgiveness, redemption and change. Our traditions teach that Passover is open to all. Everyone is welcome at ...Hallelcontributed by Barry Louis Polisar -
Elijah’s Cup and Miriam’s
The fourth cup of wine is poured We now draw our attention to the two empty cups on the table--one of which is for Elijah the Prophet, and the other for Miriam the Prophetess. Tra ...Hallelcontributed by Eileen Levinson
