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- Title
Miriam's Cup: The Story of a New Ritual.
- Authors
Boeckler, Annette M.
- Abstract
In recent years the usage of a goblet filled with water called cos miryam (Miriam's cup) during the Passover Seder has increased. This article shows that this custom had its origins in an evening in a Sukkah in Boston, was then soon used regularly at Havdalah ceremonies and finally found its way into the Seder. In recent years this new custom spread throughout Europe. The article depicts this development and also shows the different places and usages documented in published Haggadot of different denominations, and interprets these usages. As the origins and development of this new custom could be researched from its beginnings, this new Jewish ritual of Miriam's cup can serves as an example for the development of rituals in ritual studies in general.
- Subjects
GOBLETS; RITES &; ceremonies; SEDER; SUKKAH; HAGGADOT; JUDAISM
- Publication
European Judaism, 2012, Vol 45, Issue 2, p147
- ISSN
0014-3006
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3167/ej.2012.45.02.13