Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Zeramim; an Online Journal of Applied Jewish Thought
Angaben zur Quelle:
5,1 (2020) 1-41
Keywords:
Elijah
;
Haggadah
;
Seder
;
Passover Customs and practices
Abstract:
The article compares traditional and liberal English and German Haggadot, analyzing the ritual of opening the door during the Passover-Seder in order to curse the nations and invite the prophet Elijah. Based on criticism towards mechanisms of “othering” in Judaism and Passover as raised by a leading contemporary Israeli philosopher, as well as on mitigating changes made to the ritual in the tradition of Liberal Judaism, the article proposes a new understanding of the passage in question. That which lies beyond the door, inconsistently characterized as being both a place of messianic expectation and danger from the gentile, should instead be re-imagined as a place of peaceful coexistence between Elijah and the gentiles, to be virtually un-locked by those celebrating Passover. Reflecting on interreligious theological thinking, this is shown to be an eschatological act.
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