[Leica] Elijah's plate explained.

[Richard Man]

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
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