Every Passover, Jews set an extra cup of wine on the dinner table and open the door for the enigmatic prophet Elijah, hoping he will enter. An evolving symbol of hope and redemption in Judaism over ...

Elijah later met up with Elisha, who left his family and began to accompany the prophet. One day, as the two men were walking along, Elijah miraculously split open the Jordan River.

Elijah fed by the ravens, by Giovanni Lanfranco. (Credit: Wikicommons.) Listen The witness of the prophet Elijah echoes through the ages. The holy man’s life was filled with intense prayer and ...