THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS -- Friday, Apr il 24, 1959-44 Cup of Life Theme in Jewish History Holiday Best Wishes By EUGENE GROSSMAN FRANK'S STADIUM SERVICE (Standard Feature Syndicate) The five cups of sparkling wine on our Seder table are symbolic of the different stages of freedom from abject bondage in the land of Egypt. They are said to represent the four promises that God made to our ancestors after their miraculous deliverance. The fifth cup of wine, the cup of the Prophet Elijah, rep- resents the highest stage of freedom and suggests a warm sense of security. The cup also plays an im- portant part on other festivals 1715 Michigan WO. 4-7763 Passover Greetings MORRIS FRIEDMAN & SONS 24605 John R, Hazel Park LI. 4-2454 and on Sabbath. In tracing the history of the ritual cup, the two main points - for considera- tion are the material of which it is made as well as the form of the vessel and its evolution through the centuries. 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But the Gentile artisan always acted according to strict instructions of the people who commis- sioned the objects for Jewish ritual use. No other religion has so many obejects for its practice as does the Jewish faith. And all these objects must be seen festive ceremonies are gener- in their actual use, because the ally made of solid silver, some- true beauty of our ritual ob- times gilt inside. There is an jects can be best appreciated endless variety in form and only when they come to life. "Blessed are Thou . . . execution. Some are oblong shaped like an inverted dome who createth the fruit of the with a stem and base resem- wine." bling the cup on the Macca- bean coins, others are tankard- like with rich decorations, others again look more like bowls with ball-like feet and matching covers. 1 The so-called "circumcision cups" are made of silver and have no feet. 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"My cup runneth over" In Genesis 15:5 is found the oldest reference to the "divina- tion cup," also a species of hy- dromancy. According to rab- binical explanation, Joseph "feigned" to prophesy by strik- ing on the cup." (Gen. Ra. 91:6.) In the Talmud we find the figurative use of the w o r d "cup" for trouble and suffer- ing. It has been preserved in the expression "To taste the taste of death." Ten, at one time even fourteen cups, were ordained for the house of mourning (Ket. 8 b; Sanhed. 70 C). The "cup of benedic- tion" refers to the third cup of the four goblets at the Pass- over meal. This custom is first mentioned in Mishnah Ber. (6:6) 'If wine comes to them (a company of three or more) during the meal, each one blesses for himself, if after the meal, one blesses for all of them." 17501 Livernois The Great Lakes Mutual Life Insurance Co. The rabbis of old had de- (Psalms 23:5; 16:5). "The Cup of his fury" (Isaiah 2:17). "The bowl of the cup of staggering" (Zecch. 12:2). "The cup of astonishment and desolation" (Ezek. 23:33). Babylon is a "golden cup in the Lord's hands that made all the earth drunken" (Jer. 2:7). The "cup of consolation" is offered to mourners (Jer. 16:7) while the "cup of salvation" is a - cup of thanks- giving for- deliverance, an al- lusion, perhaps, to the wine of peace - offering (Shela- mim"). HARTSFIELD & HUGHES TE 1-9020 82 East Hancock Best Wishes for a Happy Passover JORDAN PEST CONTROL CO. "It Pleases Us to Please You" Control of All Household Pests Member: National Pest Control Association Dearborn 2443 Salina VI 2-4589 Holiday Greetings Mitchell Syrup & Preserving Co. Manufacturers of Ruby-Bee Pure Preserves I WA 1-0800 1951 E. Ferry Best Wishes on Passover R. H. McaURG ASSOCIATES Consulting Engineers UN 2-7241 12740 Fenkell Greetings of the Season McDUFFIE SHEET METAL & ROOFING CO. 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