An עני at the סדר of a rich but stingy man was given a small כוס by his host, who wanted to assure that his guest wouldn’t drink too much of his wine. When they arrived at the עשר מכות, the host spilled a drop from his large כוס as he recited each מכה. The עני just looked on. “Why aren’t you following the custom of spilling a bit of wine for each of the מכות?” the בעל הבית asked. “When you have a small כוס like mine,” the עני answered, “it’s enough to do it by the סימנים: דצ״ך, עד״ש, באח״ב. It’s only when you have a large כוס like yours, that you merit the full ten מכות.”
05/07/2020