Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm in the book: always a place at my table for folks I know! Seder or not!! On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 9:37 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > So... I can get free meal if I knock on the door of any random Jewish > household?!! > > Bob Adler, where do you live again?! :-) > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Larry Zeitlin via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org > > > wrote: > > > Richard Man asked for the explanation of Elijah's plate. > > > > > > There is a custom amongst Jews celebrating a Passover Seder to pour a cup > > of wine, open the front door of the home, and beseech the prophet Elijah > to > > enter. In the bible Elijah is described as protected the Jews from the > > final plague which killed all the Egyptian firstborn. His presence at the > > Seder is assumed to similarly protect the household. There is also an > open > > question in the Talmud about whether Jews are required to drink four or > > five cups of wine on the night of Passover. The issue was never resolved > (I > > favor five cups) so a fifth cup is poured and offered to Elijah. This > fifth > > cup, whose status is in doubt, is dubbed "Elijah's Cup, Naturally a good > > host would offer a visitor a meal. A plate is set at the table for Elijah > > if he should actually show up in person and not just in spirit. > > Traditionally a similar courtesy is offered to anyone who shows up at the > > front door during the Seder. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Elijah_s+plate+1_001.jpg.htmlLarry > > Z > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler www.robertadlerphotography.com