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Back to the article Waiting for Elijah – Elijah in the Haggadah The connection between Elijah and canines begins in the Talmud: “Our rabbis taught: When dogs howl, [it’s a sign that] the Angel of...
Chana Shacham-Rosby
Dr. Chana Shacham-Rosby is a postdoctoral fellow at Bar-Ilan University. Her doctorate in Jewish history focuses on Elijah in the medieval Ashkenazic tradition
Waiting for Elijah – Elijah in the Haggadah
When the Pesach Seder took shape almost two thousand years ago, it made no mention of Elijah the prophet. How did the biblical zealot find his way into the haggadah? Medieval Ashkenazic traditions may hold...
