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 61 The Passover Haggadah

May the Merciful One send abundant blessings into this house and upon this table at which we have eaten.

May the Merciful One send us Elijah the prophet—of blessed memory—to bring us the good tidings of deliverance and comfort

Variations suitable to different occasions:

May the Merciful One bless me, (my wife, my children) and all that is mine.

May the Merciful One bless (my dear father) the master of this house and (my dear mother) the mistress of this house, their entire family and all that is theirs.

May he bless us and all that is ours; may he bless us all slike with a perfect blessing even as our forefathers Abraham, Isane and Jacob were blessed in every way; and let us say, Amen

‘May they in heaven plead for all of us that we may have en- during peace. May we receive gifts from the Lord, justice irom our saving God; may we be in the good graces of God and men.

On Sabbath: (May the Merciful One grant us the day which will be all Sabbath and rest in life everlasting.) May the Merciful One grant us the day of unmixed happiness. May the Merciful One grant us life in the days of the Messiah and in the world to come.

He gives great victories to his chosen king, and shows kindness to his anointed prince, to David and his dynasty forever.!

He who creates peace in his celestial heights, may he create peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen,

yim expresses the idea found in the Talmud (Hullin 92b) that the angels on high plead the cause of Isracl. py refers to the hosts who enter- tain the guests. 71272 xon and jn xxnN are somewhat modified quotations from Psalm 24:5 and Proverbs 3:4. nav tov bY is borrowed from the Mishnah (Tamid, end).

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