Daniel Matt: Judaism Unbound Episode 372 - Elijah is Coming to the Passover Seder…But Who is He?
Elijah the Prophet is a popular guy! To our knowledge, he is the only person invited to every Passover Seder in the world -- and even encouraged to drink wine at each one of those Seders (drink responsibly, Elijah). But uhhh....who exactly is he? If you've opened the door for this fella every year, but never known exactly what his story is, this is the conversation for you! Daniel Matt, scholar of Jewish mysticism and author of the book Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation, joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg to dive into the nearly-3000-year (and still-evolving!) biography of Elijah the Prophet. https://judaismunbound.simplecast.com/episodes/the-torah-of-reality-tv-jumping-the-fence-jewishly-catherine-horowitz
[1] Register for our 3-week mini-courses in the UnYeshiva — our digital center for Jewish learning and unlearing — by heading to www.judaismunbound.com/classes! The next block of mini-courses begins just after the end of Passover (less than two weeks after the release-date of this episode!).
[2] Learn more about Daniel Matt by visiting www.DanielCMatt.com, and purchase Becoming Elijah: Prophet of Transformation via this link.
[3] For Daniel Matt’s previous appearance on Judaism Unbound, see Episode 161: The Zohar - Daniel Matt.
[4] Check out the main Biblical narrative of Elijah by heading to 1 Kings chapters 17-19, along with 2 Kings chapters 1-2.