The Cup of Elijah

We now refill our wine glasses again and open the front door to invite the prophet Elijah to join our seder.

In the Bible, Elijah was a fierce defender of God to a disbelieving people. At the end of his life, rather than dying, he was whisked away to heaven. Tradition holds that he will return to herald a new era of peace, so we set a place for Elijah at many joyous, hopeful Jewish occasions.


haggadah Section: Hallel