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After the conclusion of the Seder's Grace After Meals, there is a universally accepted custom to pour a cup of wine (the "Cup of Elijah"), open the front door of the home, and recite several verses (mostly from Psalms) wherein we beseech G‑d to pour His wrath upon our persecutors and oppressors.

According to tradition, at this moment our homes are graced by the presence of Elijah the prophet. There are multiple reasons and meanings behind this age-old tradition. Here are some of them:

Opening the Door for Elijah

1) The Torah describes the night of Passover as leil shimurim, 1 a "guarded night." It is the night when long ago G‑d protected the Jews from the plague which slew all the Egyptian firstborn, and the night when G‑d's protection over His chosen nation is most apparent. Opening the door expresses our trust in G‑d's protection.

2) When opening the door, we take the opportunity to invite in the prophet Elijah. Elijah is the one who visits the circumcision ceremony of every Jewish child, and testifies that the Jewish people are scrupulous regarding the mitzvah of circumcision. 2 Males were permitted to partake of the paschal offering only if they were circumcised. Thus, Elijah comes to the Seder to "testify" that all present are indeed circumcised.

Additionally, according to the Midrash, on the night prior to the Exodus, the Seder night, the entire Jewish male population circumcised themselves-in order to be eligible to eat from the paschal lamb. Thus the clear connection between circumcision, and Elijah, and Passover eve.

Cup of Elijah

1) There is an open question in the Talmud whether we are obligated to have four or five cups on the night of Passover. Since the issue was never resolved, we pour a fifth cup, but do not drink it.

After heralding the coming of the Messiah, one of Elijah's tasks will be to resolve all hitherto unanswered halachic questions. Thus, this fifth cup whose status is in doubt is dubbed "Elijah's Cup," in anticipation of the insight he will shed on the matter.

2) The four cups correspond to the four "expressions of redemption" promised by G‑d: "I will take you out from the suffering of Egypt, and I will deliver you from their bondage; I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. I will take you to Myself as a nation . . ." 3 The fifth cup corresponds to the fifth expression of redemption, which comes in the following verse: "I will bring you to the Land . . ." This expression, however, is an allusion to the future messianic redemption, which will be announced by Elijah. This is also why we do not drink, "enjoy," the fifth cup-as we have not yet experienced this redemption.

The timing of the pouring of the "Cup of Elijah" is also apropos, right before we start reading the Hallel, whose focus is on the future redemption (see Why do we divide the Hallel into two at the Passover Seder?). After commemorating the very first redemption of the Jewish people from Egypt we express our hope and firm belief in the coming of Moshiach, who will usher in the new and final redemption very very soon.

Refer to the following links for more information on these topics:
Elijah
Opening the Door for Elijah
Elijah's Cup
Four Cups
A kosher and happy Passover to you and yours!

Rabbi Naftali Silberberg,
Chabad.org

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So when I was a kid I sat next to this really skinny pretty girl with long brown hair in school. I can remember going to her Bat Mitzvah in Pico, an area of LA that at the time NO ONE lived. I used to sit in class watching her draw pictures. She was an amazing artist.

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Editor's Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. Today we want to move on and see how ...
God Delivers Israel Through His Miraculous Power

(Exodus 5-40)

We will now see the formation of almost everything the true, avid traveler of the Bible needs to know in order to understand God's work with the people of Israel. Much of God's work today with the people who call Jesus Christ their Savior and Lord finds its basis in this section of the journey. As we travel out of Egypt and are instructed by God in the ways to run the nation of Israel we begin to understand the rich meaning to much of the message of the New Testament. This section reveals the heart of God. As He speaks and as He acts, be sure to watch Him at work. Attempt to understand both what He is saying or doing and why He is saying or doing it.

Ten Plagues Fall Upon An Unyielding Pharaoh's Egypt

(Exodus 5.1 - 13.16)

We see Moses deliver the simple message of God to Pharaoh in one of the most famous sections in the Old Testament:
Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.'"
Pharaoh arrogantly refuses this initial request, and sets up a demonstration of who is truly in control of Egypt, the Earth, and the universe for that matter! However, after the seventh plague, Pharaoh's advisers beg him to comply, stating flatly that he can no longer continue the charade that he is in charge:
Then Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?"
Although Pharaoh initially seems to comply, he then changes his mind and is lead to certain destruction because of his stubborn resistance to the God of Heaven. While you read through this section, you will note the following plagues:

The First Plague: All the water in ponds, streams and the River Nile became blood. (Exodus 7.14-25)

The Second Plague: Frogs from the Nile River that infested every part of the Egyptians living quarters from kitchen to bedroom. (Exodus 8.1-15)

The Third Plague: Lice. (Exodus 8.16-19)

The Fourth Plague: Swarm of Flies upon only the Egyptians. (Exodus 8.20-32)

The Fifth Plague: Disease that brings the death of all Egyptian livestock. (Exodus 9.1-7)

The Sixth Plague: boils upon all Egyptians. (Exodus 9.8-12)

The Seventh Plague: Hail, mingled with fire from the sky devastated the crops that were already sprouted in the fields. (Exodus 9.13-35)

The Eighth Plague: Locusts that swarm over the barren Egyptian landscape eating what little remains of the foliage. (Exodus 10.1-20)

The Ninth Plague: Darkness engulfs the land of Egypt for three day, yet the community of the Israelites has regular daylight and is not affected. (Exodus 10.21-29)

The Tenth and Final Plague: Death of the firstborn children of the Egyptians and the Passover of the obedient Israelites by the death angel. (Exodus 11.1 - 12.43)

Passover becomes the most sacred event in the Jewish calendar because of its significance! It is to be celebrated every year as the first of the annual feasts. (Exodus 12.14-20; 23.14-19) Later, in the New Testament this feast will become the focus of Jesus Christ's sacrifice as the Passover Lamb, slain for the sins of the world, not just for Israel. We will talk more about that when we get to the New Testament Island of our travels.

At this point, Pharaoh concedes and allows the children of Israel to leave. God had prepared them for this moment by instructing Moses on what to do when they were allowed to leave. He said,
Exodus 11:1-2 And the LORD said to Moses, "I will bring yet one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. Afterward he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely drive you out of here altogether. Speak now in the hearing of the people, and let every man ask from his neighbor and every woman from her neighbor, articles of silver and articles of gold."
The children of Israel complied with this instruction:
Exodus 12:35-36 Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, and clothing. And the LORD had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
This action remunerated the Hebrew slaves for their years of work without pay and allowed them to leave Israel both strong from the physical labor and financially well off from this "plundering" of the Egyptians.
It is our hope that this background information helps a bit as you read on in the Bible. We will continue this series with our next installment: "The Difficulty of Knowing God" on Thursday.
You can obtain more help from the FREE Bible reading schedule on our resource page. In His Image is a daily devotional that also follows our reading schedule and expresses the Biblical truth: "God Created You to Love You." You can find this resource on the side bar of our website.

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