The Cup of Elijah
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"According to ancient Jewish tradition, the prophet Elijah did not die; he simply ascended to heaven in a fiery chariot and vanished. The belief grew that someday Elijah would return to earth, and as the forerunner of the Messiah he would prepare the way for a great Age of Peace.
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Since Passover, the Festival of Freedom, expresses hope in the eventual redemption of mankind and its deliverance from all evil, who could be a more welcome guest at the Seder than Elijah? And so, in every Jewish home a special cup is reserved for the prophet Elijah, the guest of honor."
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(The Concise Family Seder. Prepared by Rabbi Alfred J. Kolatch. Jonathan David Publishers, Inc. Middle Village, New York. © 1987 by Alfred J. Kolatch)
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