Our Eliyahu Hanavi

An empty chair at a candlelit Seder table with a full kiddush cup of wine and an IDF beret resting on the seat, representing soldiers who missed Passover to protect Israel.

The soldiers who gave up their seders so the rest of us could have ours. You stand. The kids watch the wine to see if the level drops. It’s a tradition built on hope, on the idea that redemption is close enough to knock. This year, Eliyahu didn’t come to the door. He was already […]