Elijah seat

English thumb Noun en Judaism In Jewish ceremonies, an unoccupied seat reserved for the prophet Elijah. en 1987 Critical Essays on Bernard Malamud Joel Salzberg G. K. Hall 9780816188819 http://books.google.com/books?id=vylbAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Elijah+seat%22 219 But Cohn can and does extend "recognition," suspecting from the beginning a significant core of feeling in the immense isolato, seeing hints of a "true gentleman" and even going so far as to offer him the Elijah seat at the Seder. en 2003-09-07 Living the Sacred Story: A Journey Into the Landscape of the Bible Bonnie Glassford w:iUniverse 7553104M 9780595283200 196 http://books.google.com/books?id=Rx6BDFb71uYC&pg=PA196&dq=%22Elijah+seat%22 Because of my schedule of chores, the seder was half-over when I arrived and there was a choice of two seats: one right beside the rabbi, or else Elijah's seat, a chair that sits empty in case the prophet Elijah turns up with the Messiah in tow, on his donkey. I sat beside Michael as I am not Elijah, and I have absolutely no messianic pretensions or connections, and thus the Elijah seat implied responsibilities that I did not care to take on. en 2004 King Solomon and the Golden Fish: Tales from the Sephardic Tradition Matilda Koén-Sarano Wayne State University Press 193 http://books.google.com/books?id=E3rY4Ft5AXgC&pg=PA193&dq=%22Elijah+seat%22 The Elijah seat on which the sandák sits and the performance of the brit at the synagogue as a religious ritual are elements that help affirm the link to Judaism. Synonyms en Elijah chair en Elijah's seat en eponyms en Chairs