[Leica] Elijah's plate explained.

[Robert Adler]

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
> >
> >
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