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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE

Friday, April 20, 1951

The Jews of Baghdad and mains. The "High Priest" will
Yemen have a Seder celebration pronounce the benediction, after
of their own, mostly in Arabic which they will "fall, upon the
for the benefit of thg women and roast meat, pulling it hastily to
children. A boy will raise the pieces with their hands." Then
matza, ask the question and an- they return to the tents and con-
swer it immediately. He will do duct the Seder ritual.
the same with all other symbols.
In our days. a new eder cus-
The Seder of the Bukharian tom has developed, which origin-
By RABBI FRANK ROSENTIIAL
Jews in Palestine is conducted in ated in the Jewish Youth move-
Temple Beth Israel, Jackson, Mich.
a patriarchal form. On the table ment in Europe, and which has
IS
ONE
of
the
oldest
festivals
in
tha
world,
and
the
oldest
in
the
calendar
of
the
ASSOVER
Jewish people. According to ancient admonition, we are bidden to observe the feast as if we are two bottles containing a twig become a hallowed tradition
among the Halutzim in Israel and
ourselves would have been present at the exodus from Egypt, as if we ourselves• would have or a myrtle.
•many other Jewish settlements,'
Everyone
sits
on
a
low
sofa
been delivered from the bondage of the Egyptian Pharaoh.
piled high with pillows. The head especially in South America: the
The hope for freedom became
third Seder.
one of the leading thoughts those visitations upon the Egyp- which brings such pleasant ex- of the house will rise, take his
It is the pride of every settle-
staff,
and
his
wife
will
hand
him
citement
to
our
children.
The
throughout the various observ- tians. Some feel that this goes
ment to write its own Hagada
ances and customs that character- back to the custom of the ancient `Pal mud (Pes. 109A) mentions a package containing a few Mat- and to incorporate new prayerS,
ized the Passover and the Seder Greeks during their meal, to of- that we ought to eat the Matza zot. He will circle the house and recitals of different historical ex-
meal. When the celebrant of the fer a libation unto Bacchus, the quickly so that children would stop at a corner.
The smaller children will ap- periences and contemporary de-
Seder lifts the Matza high and god of wine, but others, like S. not fall asleep. Maimonides. r.ex-
liverance from the European
recites the call to worship, "Lo, R. Hirsch, interpret this as our plains that one should tear the proach him and will ask, "Whence house of bondage.
this is the bread of affliction that desire to eliminate a drop 'from Matza, one from the other to come you?" He will reply: "From
The 6,000,000 Jewish martyrs
our ancestors ate in Egypt," he our cup of joy, when we hear of .keep the children interested and Egypt." "And where are you
going now?" "To Jerusalem," he are memorialized and modem
calls to our mind the hardships the sufferings of even our ene- amused.
. Jews living in the wild regions answers. After that initial cere- Jewish literature is included to
and tears that prepared our fore- mies.
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of the Caucasus mountains wel- monial, he will sit down, the make this celebration meaning-
fathers for the longed-for libera-
tion from the house of slavery.
IT WAS A TOUCHING custom comed the Passover with arms youngest will ask the four ques- ful and solemn. A fifth cup to
during the Middle Ages to open in their hands, either a pistol or tions and the Seder will con- be emptied during the Seder has
been included to symbolize the
In order to demonstrate the the door, at the beginning of the spear, symbolizing their readiness tinue.
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seriousness of the Passover ob-
deliverance from the horror
to
meet
the
dangers
of
the
pend-
servance, in many homes the Seder meal, in order to invite
WORLD FAMOUS is the Pass- camps of Europe.
ing
exodus.
"Those
who
are
hungry
to
come
master of the house will wear
over among the Samaritans in
The fifth cup is emptied be-
A stranger is welcomed with
his shroud, the "Kittel". The and eat and to participate in the
Passover
meal."
Yet
this
custom
tears and wild dances, when he Nablus, Israel. These descend- cause to the settlers of Israel,
Maharal, the mystic of Prague,
ants of the ancient Samaritans Elijah and redemption have be-
Saw in this custom a memorial of the "open door" was soon ceremoniously announces that he will encamp at the slopes of Mt. come a reality. The last sentence
moved to another part of our comes from Jerusalem and that
of the service in the Holy Tem-
Gerisim and will on the first of the Hagada: "Next year in
ple and the vestments of the service and received a different he brings the news that the re- Passover night sacrifice several Jerusalem" is omitted.
demption of the Jews is at hand.
High Priest, which is incumbent meaning.
This dramatization is also sheep.
Whenever Jews speak of deliv-
to the idea that the Passover meal
Thinking of a gift? A Chronicle
Two huge pits are dug, one for
known
in Morocco, where the
is reminiscent of the paschal erance, they have come to think
subscription will always be a
the
roasting
of
the
sheep
and
the
Jews
take
their
Passover
meal
of Elijah, the Prophet, who had
lamb and its sacrifice.
fully dressed for immediate de- other for the burning of its re- welcome present.
It is customary to spill a drop become the symbol of a physical parture, with a staff at their side.
deliverer.
To
his
honor,
a
social
of wine to the ground upon the
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recital of each of the 10 plagues cup of wine is dedicated and a
THE JEWS OF Tripoli do not
special
seat
is
kept
at
the
table.
GREETINGS
and also of the achrosticon of
During the Middle Ages, when make their matzot for the entire
the blood libel was leveled against Passover week, but prepare them
our fathers, and the days of the each day anew, so that they will
Passover were filled with dread always have the feeling of the
Passover Greetings
and fear, the coming of Elijah hurry in which they had been
was the greatest hope in the heart prepared.
CUSTOM TAILORS and CLOTHIERS
The'Sephardic Jews of Tafilet
of the Jews. That is the reason
why they opened the door, to and Jerba have the custom of
show the world that nothing hid- placing several live fish on a
TR. 5-2734
den or shameful was going on in plate. One of these is called
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"Seder." The head of the house-
the households of Israel.
Opposite General Motors Building
Another custom which needs hold takes this "seder" in his
hands,
raises
it
above
his
head
explanation
is
the
"stealing"
of
National Baking Co.
the part of the middle Matza, and announces that the Jews
called the Afikomen, after the went out of Egypt in great haste
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Greek appikumion (dessert), Then, all present will read the
Hagada very quickly, and this
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done, the men will take their
staffs and a pack on their backs
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Passover Greetings
and rush out into the streets,
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shouting: "Thus did our ances-
tors go forth from Egypt in haste,
their packs tied to their backs."
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Abraham ibn Ezra tells us of
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the "heretical Jews of Wargla,"
in the Algerian Sahara, leaving
I ,
their homes on the 15th day of
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Nisan to celebrate the Passover
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On the second day of Passover,
the first in the counting of the
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Omer, they distribute a piece of
salt to each Jew in the synagogue.
As the Omer is counted, this salt
is placed before the worshipper
to protect him and his kin from
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