Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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