The SEDER SERVICE BEGINS with  the Blessing of the Festival Candles.

BRECHAT HANER

The lighting of the candles is done by the lady of the house, and then she recites the following prayer:

“Blessed Art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us by thy commandments and has commanded us to kindle the Passover Light.”

“Blessed Art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has kept us in life, and has preserved us, and has enabled us to reach this season of joy.”

The lady of the house always begins the Seder by lighting the candles, giving light to the Passover Table, just as from the seed of the woman our Messiah came to bring light to the whole world.