Passover

Two Gentiles Wearing Yarmulkes


It is true, yarmulke is the correct spelling of the word that is pronounced yamaca. This evening Katie put on an outstanding seder, complete with all kinds of foods that I can't spell, a partial reading of the book of Exodus, and manishevitz for the Prophet Elijah
(for those who are interested, see more info on this guy below). This was our first seder, and we had a wonderful time.



Eliyahu Ha-Navi ("Elijah The Prophet" in Hebrew) or the Prophet Elijah, was a biblical prophet who lived in the 9th century B.C.E. in the Kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, who ruled either between 869 B.C.E. and 850 B.C.E. or between 874 B.C.E. and 853 B.C.E., depending on which scholarly historical analysis one follows. His prophetic fervor and fierce defense of G-d in the face of pagan influences in comparison with all other Hebrew biblical prophets earned him the honor of being the 'guardian angel' of the Hebrews and subsequently, the Jewish people. Because he was considered the strongest defender of G-d, he was said to be the forerunner of the Messiah. In the Book of Malachi, Malachi, who was the last of the Hebrew prophets, states that Elijah would reappear just before the coming of the Messianic Age (Malachi 3:1).