During the Seder we lift the second cup of wine and sing" v'He sh'Amda l'Avoitenu v'lanu… "This is what has stood by our ancestors and us…" What has stood by us? The cup of wine that we use on four occasions: at a wedding; at the beginning and end of Shabbat; at a Brit Milah; and at the Seder. Gathering around such a cup of wine is what hold us together and supports us. And so we lift that wine and sing This is what has stood by our ancestors and us…