A Place for Elijah at Thanksgiving

Nov 22, 2015 20:39

When we host a Thanksgiving Day meal, we borrow a page from the Passover Dinner of Jewish tradition. We set a place for Elijah, usually at a separate table with chair. There are various Jewish traditions surrounding this place setting. In some cases it's an extra cup of wine, not consumed by any at the feast. Ours more closely follows this UUA ( Read more... )

thanksgiving, friends, passover, food, elijah

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electron_pusher November 24 2015, 05:32:54 UTC
He is welcome at our event this year too, story and all.

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