home service for the Passover prayers




1.) Lighting the Festival Lights


To symbolize the joy which the festival brings into the Jewish home, the mistress kindles the lights and recites the following blessing:


BORUCH ATTO ADONOI ELOHENU MELECH HO'OLOM ASHER KIDD'SHONU B'MITZVOSOV V'TZIVONU L'HADLIK NER SHEL (ON SABBATH ADD: SHABBOS V'SHEL) YOM TOV




BORUCH ATTO ADONOI ELOHENU MELECH HO'OLOM SHEHEHEYONU V'KIY'MONU V'HIGIONU LAZMAN HAZZEH.




Praised art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast sanctified us by Thy commandments, and hast commanded us to kindle the (on Sabbath add: Sabbath and) festival lights.
Praised art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast kept us alive and sustained us and brought us to this season.
May our home be consecrated, O God, by the light of Thy counteance, shinning upon us in blessing, and bringing us peace!


all say:  Amen.  




KIDDUSH
 on Sabbath eve, begin here.
The master of the house lifts up the wne-cup and says:


Let us praise God and thank Him for all blessings of the week that is gone; for lfe, health and strength, for home, love and friendship; for the discipline of our trials and temptations; for th happiness of our success and prosperity. Thou hast ennobled us, O God, by the blessings of work, and in love and grace sanctified us by the blessings of rest, through the commandment, "Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath unto the Lord thy God."




on week days begin here:


With song and praise, and with the symbols of our feast, let us renew the memories of our past.


Praised art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who hast chosen us from all peoples and exalted and sanctified us with Thy commandments. In love hast Thou given us, O Lord our God, solemn days of joy and festive seasons of gladness, even this day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, a hoy convocation unto us, a memorial of the departure from Egypt. Thou hast chosen us for Thy service and hast made us sharers in the blessings of Thy holy festivals. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who sanctified Israel and the festive seasons.




ALL read in unison:




BORUCH ATTO ADONOI ELOHENU MLECH HO'OLOM BORE P'RI HAGGOFEN.


Praised art Thou, O Lord or God,Ruler of the world, who hast created the fruit of the vine.




DRINK THE FIRST CUP OF WINE. 




2.) Some parsley, lettuce or watercress is distributed to all present who dip it in salt wter or vinegar, and before partaking of it say in unison:




BORUCH ATTO ADONOI ELOHENU MELECH HO'OLOM BORE P'RI HO'ADOMO.


Praised art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, creator of the fruit of the earth.




3.) The leader breaks the middle Matzo, leaving one half on the Seder dish, and hiding the other half as the Aphikomon to be eaten at the end of the meal.