Praises Fourth Cup of Wine 

Cup of Elijah The cup of Elijah holds wine; the cup of Miriam holds water. Wine is more precious until you have no water. Water that flows in our veins, water that is the stuff of life, for we are made of breath and water, vision and fact. Elijah is the extraordinary; Miriam brings the daily wonders: the joy of a fresh morning like a newly prepared table, a white linen cloth on which nothing has yet spilled. The descent into the heavy waters of sleep healing us. The scent of baking bread, roasting chicken, fresh herbs, the faces of friends across the table: what sustains us every morning, every evening, the common daily miracles like the  taste of cool water. (Marge Piercy)

“I have come to look forward to the opening of the door for an Elijah who is always a no-show, and I have come to believe that precisely by not appearing, that great prophet is showing us something we need to know. What does it mean that there is never anyone at the door?”Harvey Cox)


haggadah Section: Hallel
Source: Marge Piercy and Harvey Cox