An analysis of Elijah's Cup in understanding Passover and Judaism 13 Articles

by Linda Ann Nickerson

ELIJAH'S CUP, ANTICIPATING MESSIAH To Jewish people, Elijah's cup at the Passover Seder dinner symbolizes an expectant hope for the coming of Elijah to announce the Messiah. Observant Jews practice the Passover Seder...read more

by Martha Leonard

The Pesach, or Passover, Seder meal has been eaten; the third cup of wine poured and Barech (the grace after meals) has been said. Now a fourth cup of wine is poured, one of which is set at an empty place. Elijah, an h...read more

by Katie Savinger

According to Rabbi Barry Dov Lerner, the Elijah Cup is the fifth cup of wine, the necessity of which is ambiguous according to a reading of the Talmud, to be used at the Jewish celebration of the Seder. The wine in this cu...read more

by christopher witt diamant

The Cup of Elijah at the Passover This article will be a little different than the others: for if to understand the Gospel or Word of Jesus then one drinks at the Cup of the Last Supper: but out of ...read more

by Ethel Ashe-Frear

INTRODUCTION "The Prophet Elijah and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel" In 1985, I was led of the Lord to investigate and record information concerning the coming of the prophet Elijah and the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. I...read more

by Ray Cook

On the night of Passover Jews all over the world are united by the simple fact that they know that almost every Jew in the world, regardless of their level of observance at other times of the year, will be sitting around t...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

Passover is so deep with meaning and allegory that it bubbles over with detail, but every one is imbued with great meaning waiting to be unearthed upon examination. Elijah's cup, however, in the eyes of many, seems to serv...read more

by Brenda Lachman

The Prophet Elijah's is to come and announce the coming of the Messiah. There is a debate withing Talmudic Law that discusses whether 4 or 5 cups of wine should be served during Passover dinner. In some customs, the ...read more

by Will Robinson

Well if you want to under stand what the cup of Elijah is symbloic of you should read the last 2 verses of the old testament and you will find that it says "Behold I will send you Elihjah the Prophet before the great and t...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

Although I was raised Catholic, I went to a private preparatory school that catered mostly to upper middle class and upper class Jewish families whose parents and grandparents had also attended. I was eleven years old whe...read more

by Simi Brown

Throughout Sedar night, a Jew finds himself moving back and forth between the themes of slavery and freedom. Matzah is the "bread of affliction" but at the same time it is a symbol of the Jewish redemption from Egypt. One...read more

by Dee Herrod

Elijah's cup is the 5th cup of wine used at Seder. This cup is not drunk but rather is symbolic of the coming Messiah. (1) The cups or wine symbolize redemption. The first four symbolize the promises made to Moses in Exodu...read more

by Fred Igbeare

Love and Justice The Resurrection of Jesus Christ symbolizes the triumph of life over death, disease and desolation. In it, mankind finds hope for a life much better than this wretched one. His death is the point wher...read more