November 10, 1999 at 12:00 am #33328
Marcia22187
Participant
I have never seen a full place setting for Elijah, but have always seen an extra cup of wine. There is a specific moment during the seder (the Passover meal) when you open the door for Elijah so that he can come enter the house. I don’t remember exactly why (although I’m sure that they told me in Hebrew School). It likely has something to do with the Jewish tradition that Elijah will announce the coming of the Messiah, whose arrival, for the first time, we eagerly await.