ࡱ> |~{#` 0ڇbjbj *8< H<$ S$U$U$U$U$U$U$$%h'y$  y$$k"k"k" S$k" S$k"k"## `QL)$ #$L$0$#(!(#(# d6k"4y$y$ "^$ D  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1\BTHE K'ARAH OR PASSOVER DISH\b \IThree matzot are placed in the \Uk'arah\u. Upon them are placed a shankbone on the right; a hard-boiled egg on the left; bitter herbs in the middle; \Uharoset\u below the shankbone on the right; a vegetable (parsley, celery, a potato, etc.) below the hard-boiled egg on the left; and \Uhazeret\u (another vegetable) at the bottom under the bitter herbs.\i \BORDER OF THE SEDER SERVICE\b Kiddush Washing the hands Karpas Reciting the Haggadah Washing the hands The blessing over bread The blessing of the matzah The bitter herb The matzah with the bitter herb The meal The Afikoman Grace after the meal Hallel All accepted! \IOn Friday night begin the kiddush by reciting the following paragraph, and add the sections in parentheses in the second paragraph. On every other night of the week, begin the kiddush with the second paragraph.\i (Genesis 1:31 - 2:3) And it was evening, and it was morning the sixth day. And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their host. And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God Blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because in it He rested from all His work which God created to function. \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine. Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has chosen us from all peoples, and has exalted us above all tongues, and has sanctified us by your commandments. And You have given us, O Lord our God, in love, (Sabbaths for rest and) anniversaries for rejoicing, festivals and seasons for gladness; this (Sabbath day and this) Feast of Matzot, the season of our freedom, (in love), a holy convocation, a memorial of our departure from Egypt. For You chosen us, and sanctified us above all peoples; and You have given us as heritage Your holy (Sabbath and) seasons (in love and in favor), in joy and in gladness. Blessed are You, O Lord, who sanctified (the Sabbath and) Israel and the festive seasons. \IOn Saturday night add the following paragraph:\i \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Creator of the light of fire. Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who makes distinction between holy and profane, between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, between the seventh day and the six days of toil. You have made distinction between the sanctity of the Sabbath and the sanctity of the festival, and have sanctified the seventh day above the six days of toil; You have distinguished and sanctified Your people Israel with Your own sanctity. Blessed are You, O Lord, who makes distinction between holy and holy. \IThe kiddush concludes with:\i \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has preserved us and sustained us and enabled us to reach this season. \IThe celebrants wash their hands but do not say the customary blessing.\i \IAll take a vegetable, dip it in salt water and recite the following blessing:\i \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Creator of the Produce of the Earth. \IThe head of the household breaks the middle matzah into two and hides the larger portion to serve as the Afikoman.\i \IThe head of the household uncovers the matzot, raises the k'arah and says:\i \PThis is the bread of affliction that our fathers ate in the land of Egypt. All who are hungry - let them come and eat; all who are needy - let them come and celebrate the Passover. Now we are here, but next year may we be free men! \IThe head of the household puts the k'arah back.\i \IThe second cup of wine is poured, and the youngest child asks:\i How is this night different from all other nights? On all other nights, we may eat either leavened bread or matzah, but on this night only matzah; on all other nights we may eat other kinds of vegetables, but on this night bitter herbs: on all other nights we need not dip our herbs even once, but on this night we do so twice: on all other nights we eat either sitting upright or reclining, but on this night we all recline. \IThe head of the household uncovers the matzot and says: \P"We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord our God brought us out therefrom with a mighty hand" (Deut. 6:21) and an outstretched arm. Now if the Holy One, blessed be He, had not brought our fathers forth from Egypt, then we, and our children, and our children's children, would be servants to Pharaoh in Egypt. Therefore, even were we all wise, all men of understanding, all advanced in years, and all endowed with knowledge of the Torah, it would nevertheless be our duty to tell the story of the coming forth from Egypt; and the more a person dwells on the exodus from Egypt, the more praiseworthy he is to be considered. \PIt is told of Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Joshua, Rabbi Eleazar, son of Azariah, Rabbi Akiva, and Rabbi Tarfon, that they were once reclining at Bnei Brak, and were recounting the story of the coming forth from Egypt all that night, until their pupils came and said to them: "Our Masters! The time has come for reciting the \Ushema\u prayer of the morning." \PRabbi Eleazar b. Azariah, said: "I am as one of seventy years of age, yet I was not able to convince my colleagues to have the exodus from Egypt told at night until Ben Zoma explained it: It is said, "That you may remember the day when you came forth from the land of Egypt all the days of your life" (Deut. 16:3). "The days of your life" would imply only the days; "All the days of your life" includes the nights also. The Sages, however, expound it as follows: "The days of your life" refers to this world; "All the days of your life" is to include the days of the Messiah." \PBlessed be the All-Present, blessed be He; Blessed be He who gave the Torah to His people Israel, blessed be He. The Torah speaks with reference to four sons: one wise, one wicked, one simple, and one who does not know how to ask. \PThe Wise Son - what does he say? "What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the judgements which the Lord our God has commanded you?" (Deut. 6:20) You must expound to him (all) the laws of the Passover, (to the very last law, that) we may not eat anything after the paschal sacrifice. \PThe Wicked Son - what does he say? "What is this service to you?" (Ex. 12:26) "You," he insinuates, not himself. Since he has excluded himself from the community, he has denied a cardinal principle. Therefore blunt his teeth, and say, "It is because of that which the Lord did for me when I came forth from Egypt" (Ex. 13:8): for me, not for him - for if he had been there, he would not have been redeemed! \PThe Simple Son - what does he say? "What is this?" (Ex. 13:14). And you shall say unto him, "By the strength of (His) hand the Lord brought us out of the Land of Egypt, from the house of bondage." (\Uibid\u.) \PAs for him who does not know how to ask, you shall yourself begin for him, as it is said: "And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, It is because of that which the Lord did for me when I came forth from Egypt." (Ex. 13:8) \POne might think that this exposition (of the story of the exodus) should begin from the New Moon of Nissan. The text says, however, "In that day." If it is to be (expounded) "in that day," it might be thought that this should begin in the daytime; but the text says "because of that." "Because of \Uthat\u" implies the time when matzah and bitter herbs are laid before you. \PIn the beginning, our Fathers were worshippers of strange gods; but now the All-Present has brought us to His service, as it is said: "And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, originally your fathers dwelled beyond the River; Terah, the father of Abraham and father of Nahor; and they served other gods. \PAnd I took your father Abraham from beyond the River, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. And I gave unto Isaac, Jacob and Esau; and I gave unto Esau, Mount Seir, to possess it; and Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. \PBlessed be He who keeps His promise to Israel; blessed be He! For the Holy One, blessed be He, designed the end of the bondage in order to fulfill the promise which He had said to Abraham our father in the Covenant between the Portions, as it is said: "And He said unto Abram, know of a certainty that your seed will be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them. And they will afflict them for four hundred years; and also that nation whom they shall serve I will judge; and afterward they shall come out with great riches" (Gen. 15:13). \PAnd it is this faithfulness that has stood by our fathers and us. For not one man only has risen up against us to destroy us, but in every generation men rise up against us to destroy us; but the Holy One, blessed be He, delivers us from their hands. \PCome and learn what Laban the Aramean sought to do to Jacob our Father. For Pharaoh issued his edict only against the males, but Laban sought to uproot all, as it is said: "An Aramean would have destroyed my Father, and he went down to Egypt and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty and populous" (Deut. 26:5). \P"And he went down into Egypt" - compelled by the divine decree. "And sojourned there" - teaching that he did not go to settle, but to sojourn for a time, as it is said, "They said unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land have we come, for your servants have no pasture for their flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan; now we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen" (Gen. 47:4). \P"Few in number," as it is said: "Your fathers went down into Egypt with seventy persons; and now the Lord they God has made you as the stars of heaven for multitude" (Deut. 10:22). "And he became there a nation" - teaching that Israel became a distinct nation there. "Great, mighty" - as it is said: "And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly and multiplied, and waxed exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them" (Ex. 1:7). \P"And populous," as it is said: "I caused you to multiply as the growth of the field, and you increased and grew up, and you attained excellent beauty; your breasts were fashioned, and your hair was grown; yet you were naked and bare" (Ezek. 16:7). \P"And the Egyptians treated us wickedly and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage" (Deut. 26:6). "And the Egyptians treated us wickedly," as it is said, "Come, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that when there comes any war, they will join themselves with our enemies, and fight against us, and leave the land" (Ex. 1:10). \P"And afflicted us," as it is said, "Therefore they set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Ramses" (Ex. 1:11). \P"And laid upon us hard bondage," as it is said: "And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with rigor" (Ex. 1:13). \P"And we cried unto the Lord the God of our fathers and the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression" (Deut. 26:7). \P"And we cried unto the Lord the God of our fathers," as it is said: "And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel sighed because of their bondage, and they cried, and their cry came unto God because of their bondage" (Ex. 2:23). \P"And the Lord heard our voice," as it is said: "And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob" (Ex. 2:24). \P"And saw our affliction": this refers to the separation of man from wife, as it is said: "And God saw the children of Israel, and God knew" (Ex. 2:25). \P"And our toil": this refers to the sons, as it is said: "Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive" (Ex. 1:22). \P"And our oppression": this refers to its severity, as it is said, "Moreover, I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them" (Ex. 3:9). \P"And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and with wonders" (Deut. 26:8). \P"And the Lord brought us out of Egypt" - not by the hand of an angel, and not by the hand of a seraph, and not by the hand of a messenger, but the Holy One, blessed be He, in His glory and in His person, as it is said: "For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night, and I will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgement; I am the Lord" (Ex. 12:12). \P"For I will go through the land of Egypt in that night - I, not an angel; "and I will smite all the first-born in the land of Egypt" - I, not a seraph; "and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgement" - I, not a messenger, "I am the Lord" - I am He, and no other. \P"With a mighty hand": this refers to the blight, as it is said, "Behold, the hand of the Lord is upon your cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous blight" (Ex. 9:3). \P"And with an outstretched arm": this refers to the sword, as it is said, "And a drawn sword in his hand outstretched over Jerusalem (I Chron. 21:16). \P"And with great terror": this refers to the manifestation of the Divine Presence, as it is said: "Or has God ever sought to take Him a nation from the midst of another nation by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm and by great terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?" (Deut. 4:34) \P"And with signs": this refers to the Rod, as it is said: "Take this rod in your hand, with which you will do all these signs" (Ex. 4:17). \IWhile reciting the words: "blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke," the Ten Plagues, and the three abbreviations that follow, remove a drop of wine from the cup with the little finger at each word.\i \P"And with wonders": this refers to the blood, as it is said: "And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth; blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke." (Joel 2:30). \PAnother explanation is as follows: "With a strong hand" indicates two plagues; "and with an outstretched arm," two; "and with great terror," two; "and with signs," two; "and with wonders" two. \PThis indicates the Ten Plagues which the Holy One, blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt, these being: \PBlood \PFrogs \PLice \PWild Beasts \PBlight \PBoils \PHail \PLocusts \PDarkness \PSlaying of the First-born \PRabbi Judah used to refer to them by abbreviation, thus: \PDetsach, Adash, Beahab \PRabbi Jose the Galilean, said: "How can you deduce that if the Egyptians were smitten with ten plagues in Egypt, then upon the sea they were smitten with fifty? With regard to Egypt, what does the text say? "Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God" (Ex. 8:15); and at the sea, what does the text say? "And Israel saw the great hand which the Lord laid upon the Egyptians; and the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord, and in His servant Moses" (Ex. 14:31). How many were they smitten by the finger? Ten plagues. Deduce hence that in Egypt they were smitten with ten plagues, while at the sea they were smitten with fifty plagues. \PRabbi Eliezer said: "From where may it be deduced that every plague which the Holy One, blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt was equivalent to four plagues? It is said: 'He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, a band of angels of evil' (Ps. 77;49). 'Wrath' indicates one; 'indignation,' two; 'trouble,' three; 'a band of angels of evil,' four. Deduce then that in Egypt they were smitten with forty plagues, while at the sea they were afflicted with two hundred plagues." \PRabbi Akiva said: "From where may it be deduced that every plague which the Holy One, blessed be He, brought upon the Egyptians in Egypt was equivalent to five plagues? It is written: 'He cast upon them the fierceness of His anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, a band of angels of evil' (\UIbid\u.). 'The fierceness of His anger' indicates one; 'wrath,' two; 'indignation,' three; 'trouble,' four; 'a band of angels of evil,' five. Deduce then that in Egypt they were smitten with fifty plagues, while at the sea they were smitten with two hundred and fifty plagues. \PFor how much do we owe the Almighty our thankfulness! \PHad He brought us out of Egypt, and not executed judgement on them\P - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He executed judgement on them, but not wrought justice on their gods - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He wrought justice on their gods, and not slain their first-born - it would have sufficed us! \PHad he slain their first-born, and not given us their riches - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He given us their riches, and not split the sea for us - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He split the sea for us, and not brought us through it on dry land - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He brought us through it on dry land, and not sunk our oppressors in its depths - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He sunk our oppressors in its depths, and not satisfied our wants in the wilderness for forty years - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He satisfied out wants in the wilderness for forty years, and not fed us with the manna - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He fed us with the manna, and not given us the Sabbath - it would have sufficed us! \PHa He given us the Sabbath, and not brought us to the Mount of Sinai - it would have sufficed us! \PHa He brought us to the Mount of Sinai, and not given us the Torah - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He given us the Torah, and not brought us into the Land of Israel - it would have sufficed us! \PHad He brought us to the Land of Israel, and not built us the Temple - it would have sufficed us! \PHow much more so, then, must we be thankful to the all-Present! For He brought us out of Egypt, and executed judgement on them, and wrought justice on their gods, and slew their first-born, and gave us their substance, and split the sea for us, and brought us through it on dry land, and sank our oppressors in its depths, and satisfied our wants in the wilderness for forty years, and fed us with the manna, and gave us the Sabbath, and brought us to the Mount of Sinai, and gave us the Torah, and brought us into the land of Israel and built us the Temple to atone for all our sins. \PRabban Gamaliel said: "Any person who does not make mention of the following three things on Passover has not fulfilled his obligation; and these are they: \PThe pascal lamb, matzah, bitter herbs." \INow all gaze at the shankbone.\i \PThe paschal lamb which our fathers used to eat at the time when the Temple was standing - what was the reason? It is because the Holy One, Blessed be He, passed over the houses of our fathers in Egypt, as it is said: "And you shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, for he passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt when he smote the Egyptians, and safeguarded our houses. And the people bowed their heads, and worshipped" (Ex. 12:27). \IPoint to the matzah and say:\i \PThis matzah which we eat - what is the reason? It is because there was not time for the dough of our fathers to become leavened before the supreme King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He, revealed himself unto them and redeemed them, as it is said: "And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any provisions" (Ex. 12:39). \IPoint to the bitter herb and say:\i \PThis bitter herb which we eat -- What is the reason? It is because the Egyptians embittered the lives of our fathers in Egypt, as it is written: "And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar and in bricks, and in all types of work in the field; all their work which they made them perform was with rigor" (Ex. 1:14). \PIn every generation it is each one's duty to regard himself as if he had gone forth from Egypt, as it is written: "And you shall tell your son in that day, saying, Because of that which the Lord did for me when I came forth out of Egypt" (Ex 13:8). It was not only our fathers that the Holy One, Blessed be He, redeemed, but us too He redeemed with them; as it is said: "And he brought us out from there, so that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he swore unto your fathers" (Deut 6:23). \IThe head of the household now covers the matzot, and all raise the cups and declare loudly:\i \PIt is therefore our duty to thank, praise, laud, glorify, exalt, honor, bless, extol, and adore Him who performed all these wonders for our fathers and for us. He brought us forth from slavery to freedom, from anguish to joy, from mourning to a holy day, from darkness to great light, and from bondage to redemption. Let us therefore sing before Him a new song, Halleluyah! \IAll put their cups down.\i \PPs. 113. Halleluyah! Praise, you servants of the Lord, praise the Name of the Lord. Let the Name of the Lord be blessed from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun until its going down the Lord's Name is to be praised. The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God, that dwells so high; that looks down so low upon the heavens and earth! He raised up the lowly out of the dust, and lifts up the needy from the dunghill; to set him with princes, with the princes of His people. He makes the barren woman dwell in her house as a joyful mother of children. Halleluyah! \PPs. 114. When Israel went forth out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from the people of a strange language; Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and fled; Jordan turned back. The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. What ails you, O you sea, that you flee? You Jordan, that you turn back? You mountains that you skip like rams? You hills, like lambs? At the presence of the Lord tremble, O earth, at the presence of the God of Jacob; who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters. \UThe head of the household uncovers the matzot, and all take the cup in hand and say with great joy:\i \PBlessed are You, O Lord, King of the Universe, who redeemed us, and redeemed our Fathers from Egypt, and enabled us to attain this night, on which to eat matzah and bitter herbs. Likewise, O Lord our God and God of our Fathers, enable us to reach other anniversaries and feasts (may they come to us in peace!), joyous in the building of Your city and exultant in Your service. There shall we partake of the festival sacrifices and of the paschal offerings, the blood of which shall be acceptably sprinkled upon the wall of Your altar; and there we will chant unto You a New Song, for our redemption and for our salvation. Blessed are You, O Lord, who redeemed Israel! \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine. \IAll drink the second cup, while leaning to the left.\i \IAll wash the hands and say:\i \PBlessed are You, our God, King of the Universe, who sanctified us by His commandments and commanded us concerning the washing of the hands. \IThe head of the household breaks the upper matzah and the middle half and says:\i \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who brings forth bread out of the earth. \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who sanctified us by His commandments and commanded us concerning the eating of matzah. \IEveryone is given a portion of matzah from both the top and middle matzot, and eats it, leaning to the left.\i \IAll dip the bitter herb in the \Uharoset\u and say:\i \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who sanctified us by His commandments and commanded us concerning the eating of the bitter herb. \IThe bitter herb is eaten sitting up straight, without leaning.\i \ISome of the bitter herb, dipped in \Uharoset\u, is placed between two pieces of matzah. Each person receives such a "sandwich," after which all and say:\i \PIn remembrance of the Temple, according to the custom of Hillel. Hillel was accustomed to do thus when the Temple was still standing: he would place together some of the paschal sacrifice, matzah, and the bitter herb, and eat them as one, to fulfill that which is said: "Upon matzah and bitter herbs they shall eat it" (Num. 9:11). \IAll eat the festive meal.\i \IAfter the festive meal all eat a portion of the Afikoman.\i \IIf there are at least three males of Barmitzvah age, Grace is said together. The phrase "our God" is substituted when there are ten or more males of Barmitzvah age.\i \IThe one who leads the Grace says:\i My Masters, let us say Grace. \IThe Response:\i May the Name of the Lord be blessed from this time forth and for ever. \IThe leader repeats:\i May the Name of the Lord be blessed from this time forth and for ever. With the permission of my masters, rabbis and sirs, let us bless Him (our God) of whose bounty we have partaken. \IThe response:\i Blessed be He (our God) of whose bounty we have partaken and through whose goodness we live. \IThe reader repeats:\i\PBlessed be He (our God) of whose bounty we have partaken and through whose goodness we live. \IIf there are less than three males of Barmitzvah age, the Grace begins here:\i \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe; who sustains the whole world in his goodness; in grace, lovingkindness, and mercy. "He gives bread to all flesh; for His mercy endures for ever" (Ps. 146:25). And through His goodness, which is ever great, sustenance has never failed us, nor will fail us, for ever and ever, for His great Name's sake. For he sustains and supports all, and does good to all, and prepares sustenance to all His creatures which He has created. Blessed are You, O Lord, who sustains all. \PLet us render thanks unto You, O Lord our God, because You gave us an inheritance to our fathers; a land which is pleasant, goodly and ample; and because You brought us forth, O Lord our God, from the land of Egypt, and redeemed us from the house of bondage; and for Your covenant which You sealed in our flesh, and for Your Torah which You taught us, and for Your statute which You made known unto us, and for the life, grace and lovingkindness with which You have favored us, and for this sustenance with which You sustain and support us continually - on every day, and at every time, and in every hour. \PFor all this, O Lord our God, we render thanks to You and bless You. Blessed be Your Name in the mouth of all that lives, continually and for evermore; as it is written: "And you shall eat, and be satisfied, and shall bless your Lord your God for the good land which He has given you" (Deut. 8:10). Blessed are You, O Lord, for the Land and for the sustenance. \PHave mercy, O Lord our God, upon Israel Your people, and upon Jerusalem Your city, and upon Zion the abiding-place of Your glory, and upon the kingdom of the house of David, Your anointed, and upon the great and holy House which is called by Your Name. O our God, our Father! Lead us, sustain us, support us, maintain us, and deliver us! Deliver us, O Lord our God speedily from all our troubles. And we beseech You, O Lord our God, do not make us dependent upon the gifts of flesh and blood, nor upon their loans, but only upon Your full, open, holy and ample hand; so that we may not be ashamed nor abashed for ever and ever. \IOn Friday night the following paragraph is added:\i \PBe pleased, O Lord our God, to sustain us by Your precepts, and especially by the precept concerning the seventh day, the great and holy Sabbath. For this day is great and holy before You, that we may rest and repose on it lovingly, according to Your gracious precept. By Your grace, O Lord our God, grant us repose, that there may be no trouble nor sorrow nor lamentation upon our day of rest; and cause us to see the consolation of Zion, Your city, and the building of Jerusalem Your holy city; for You are He who is Lord of redemption and Lord of consolation. \POur God, and God of our Fathers! May there ascend, and come, and arrive, and be seen, and accepted, and heard, and visited, and remembered - our remembrance, and our visitation, and the remembrance of our Fathers, and the remembrance of the anointed Messiah, son of David Your servant, and the remembrance of Jerusalem Your Holy city, and the remembrance of the whole of Your people the house of Israel; for deliverance, and for good, and for grace, and for lovingkindness, and for mercy, and for life, and for peace, before You, upon this day, the Feast of Matzot. Remember us on it, O Lord, for good, and visit us on it for a blessing, and save us on it for life; through tidings of redemption and mercy pity us and show us grace, and be merciful unto us and redeem us, for to You are our eyes turned, for You are a gracious and merciful God and King. \PAnd build Jerusalem the holy city speedily in our days; blessed are You, O Lord, Rebuilder, in His mercy, of Jerusalem, Amen! \PBlessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the Universe; O God, our Father, our King, our Mighty One, our Creator, our Redeemer, our Maker, our Holy One, the Holy One of Jacob; our Shepherd, the Shepherd of Israel; the good King, who does good to all, who, upon every day did good, does good, and will do good unto us. He has bestowed and He does bestow benefits upon us always, for grace, lovingkindness, mercy and deliverance; protection, prosperity, blessing, salvation, comfort, support, sustenance, mercy, life, peace and all good; and may He never let us lack all good! \PMay the All-merciful reign over us, for ever and ever! May the All-merciful be blessed in heaven and on earth! May the All-merciful be praised for all generations, and may He be glorified through us for all ages, and exalted through us for ever, and for all eternity! May the All-merciful grant us honorable sustenance! May the All-merciful break the yoke from off our neck, and may He lead us upright to our land! May the All-merciful send an ample blessing to this house, and upon this table whereon we have eaten! May the All-Merciful send us Elijah the Prophet (may he be remembered for good!), who shall proclaim us good tidings, salvation and comfort. May the All-Merciful bless all that sit here - them, their household, their offspring, and all that is theirs; us, and all that is ours. As our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were blessed "in all" (Gen, 24:1) "of all" (27:33), "in respect of all" (33:11) so may He bless us all together with a perfect blessing; and let us say, Amen! \PUpon high, may merit be found for us, which shall be for a store of peace; and may we receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of our salvation, so that we may find grace and good understanding in the sight of God and men! \IOn Friday night the following paragraph is added:\i \PMay the All-Merciful cause us to inherit that day which shall be altogether Sabbath and repose, in everlasting life! \PMay the All-Merciful cause us to inherit that day which shall be altogether a Holy Day! \PMay the All-Merciful make us worthy of the days of the Messiah and the life of the world to come! \P"He is a tower of deliverance to His King, and shows lovingkindness to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore!" (II Sam, 22:51). He who makes peace in His high places, may He make peace for us and for all Israel; and say you, Amen! \P"Fear the Lord, His saints, for there is no want to them that fear Him. The young lions lack, and suffer hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing" (Ps. 34:9-10). "O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures for ever" (Ps. 118:1). "You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor" (Ps. 145:16). " Blessed is the man that trusts in the Lord, and whose trust the Lord is" (Ps. 40:4). "I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging for bread" (Ps. 37:25). 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