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Kiddush - Yachatz

Kiddush through Yachatz (breaking of the middle Matzah)
Kadesh - Kiddush
The first cup of wine is poured and the Kiddush is recited.
When the festival occurs on Shabbat, say first "The sixth day".
Prepare the meal of the supernal King. This is the meal of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Shechinah.
The sixth day. And the heavens and the earth and all their hosts were completed. And on the seventh day G-d finished His work which He had made, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And G-d blessed the seventh day and made it holy, for on it He rested from all His work which G-d created to make.

When the festival begins on a weekday begin here:

Attention Gentlemen.

Blessed are You, L-rd, our G-d, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You, G-d, our G-d, King of the universe, who has chosen us from among all people, and raised us above all tongues, and made us holy through His commandments. And You, G-d, our G-d, have given us in love (On Shabbat add: [Shabbaths for rest and]) festivals for happiness, feasts and festive seasons for rejoicing (On Shabbat add: [this Shabbat-day and]) the day of this Feast of Matzot and this Festival of holy convocation, the Season of our Freedom (On Shabbat add: [in love]), a holy convocation, commemorating the departure from Egypt. For You have chosen us and sanctified us from all the nations, and You have given us as a heritage Your holy (On Shabbat add: [Shabbat and]) Festivals (On Shabbat add: [in love and favor]), in happiness and joy. Blessed are You, G-d, who sanctifies (On Shabbat add: [the Shabbat and]) Israel and the festive seasons.

Blessed are You, G-d, our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.

When the festival falls on Saturday night add the following BEFORE the blessing "Who has granted us life": Blessed are You, G-d, our G-d, King of the universe, who creates the lights of fire.
Blessed are You, G-d, our G-d, King of the universe, who makes a distinction between sacred and profane, between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, between the seventh day and the six work-days. You have made a distinction between the holiness of the Shabbat and the holiness of the festival, and You have sanctified the seventh day above the six work-days. You have set apart and made holy Your people Israel with Your holiness. Blessed are You, G-d, who makes a distinction between holy and holy.

Drink the cup of wine while seated, reclining on the left side as a sign of freedom
Urchatz - Washing Hands for the Vegetable
Wash hands without reciting the blessing.
Karpas - Vegetable
Take less than a kezayit (the volume of one olive) of the karpas, dip it into salt-water or vinegar, and recite the following blessing:
Blessed are You, L-rd, our G-d, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the earth.
When reciting this blessing have in mind that it is also for the bitter herbs (of maror and korech, to be eaten later on).
Yachatz - Breaking the Middle Matzah
Take the middle matzah and break it into two, one piece larger than the other. The larger piece is set aside to serve as afikoman. The smaller piece is put back, between the two matzot.

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Excerpted from The Passover Haggadah with Insights from the Teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, published and copyright Kehot Publication Society, Brooklyn NY


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