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The Seudat Chiyat HaMatim, a Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
 term, is a Seudah (feast) for the righteous following the Chiyat Hamatim, the bodily Resurrection
Resurrection

Miraculous resurrection of one sort or another has been a recurrent theme or central doctrine of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and other Abrahamic religions....
 of the dead, which is referred to in a passage of the Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
 in the section on Passover
Passover

Passover is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating God sparing the Israelites when He killed the first born of Egypt, and is followed by the seven day Feast of the Unleavened Bread commemorating the Exodus from Ancient Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from Judaism and slavery....
 which alludes to a relationship between the Passover Seder
Seder

Seder is a Hebrew language word meaning "order", and can have any of the following meanings:For Jewish holidays:*Passover Seder, relives the enslavement and subsequent Exodus of the Children of Israel from Ancient Egypt...
 and this other feast of life and freedom. Rabbi Avira interpreted the biblical passage

And the child was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned (Genesis
Genesis

Genesis or Breishit is the first book of the Bible used by Judaism and Christianity, and the first of five books of the Pentateuch or Torah....
 21:8)


as alluding to this feast.

According to Rav Avira, at the Birkat HaMazon
Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon, , known in English as the Grace After Meals, , is a set of Hebrew language blessings that Halakha prescribes following a meal that includes bread or matzoh made from one or all of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt....
 (Grace after Meals
Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon, , known in English as the Grace After Meals, , is a set of Hebrew language blessings that Halakha prescribes following a meal that includes bread or matzoh made from one or all of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt....
) following this feast, the Cup of Blessing will be passed from Abraham
Abraham

Abraham is a man featured in the Book of Genesis and an important figure in several monotheistic religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam traditions regard him as the founding Patriarchs of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples....
 to Isaac
Isaac

According to the Hebrew Bible, Isaac The New Testament contains few references to Isaac. The Early Christianity views Abraham's willingness to follow God's command to Binding of Isaac as an example of faith and obedience....
 to Jacob
Jacob

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob , also known as Israel , was the third Biblical patriarchs and the ancestor of the twelve Israelites....
 to Moses
Moses

Moses is a Hebrew Bible Hebrews religious leader, lawgiver, prophet, to whom the Mosaic authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbeinu in Hebrew , he is the most important prophet in Judaism, and also an important prophet of Christianity, Islam, the Bah?'? Faith, Rastafari movement, Chrislam and many ot...
 to Joshua
Joshua

Joshua, Jehoshuah or Yehoshua , born in Egypt, was a biblical Israelite leader who succeeded Moses. His story is told in the Hebrew Bible, chiefly in the books Book of Exodus, Book of Numbers and Book of Joshua....
, each of whom will cite some sin or imperfection and claim unworthiness to lead the blessing.






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The Seudat Chiyat HaMatim, a Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
 term, is a Seudah (feast) for the righteous following the Chiyat Hamatim, the bodily Resurrection
Resurrection

Miraculous resurrection of one sort or another has been a recurrent theme or central doctrine of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and other Abrahamic religions....
 of the dead, which is referred to in a passage of the Talmud
Talmud

The Talmud is a record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to Halakha, Jewish ethics, customs, and history. It is a central text of mainstream Judaism....
 in the section on Passover
Passover

Passover is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating God sparing the Israelites when He killed the first born of Egypt, and is followed by the seven day Feast of the Unleavened Bread commemorating the Exodus from Ancient Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from Judaism and slavery....
 which alludes to a relationship between the Passover Seder
Seder

Seder is a Hebrew language word meaning "order", and can have any of the following meanings:For Jewish holidays:*Passover Seder, relives the enslavement and subsequent Exodus of the Children of Israel from Ancient Egypt...
 and this other feast of life and freedom. Rabbi Avira interpreted the biblical passage

And the child was weaned, and Abraham made a great feast on the day Isaac was weaned (Genesis
Genesis

Genesis or Breishit is the first book of the Bible used by Judaism and Christianity, and the first of five books of the Pentateuch or Torah....
 21:8)


as alluding to this feast.

According to Rav Avira, at the Birkat HaMazon
Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon, , known in English as the Grace After Meals, , is a set of Hebrew language blessings that Halakha prescribes following a meal that includes bread or matzoh made from one or all of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt....
 (Grace after Meals
Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon, , known in English as the Grace After Meals, , is a set of Hebrew language blessings that Halakha prescribes following a meal that includes bread or matzoh made from one or all of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt....
) following this feast, the Cup of Blessing will be passed from Abraham
Abraham

Abraham is a man featured in the Book of Genesis and an important figure in several monotheistic religions. Judaism, Christianity and Islam traditions regard him as the founding Patriarchs of the Israelites, Ishmaelites and Edomite peoples....
 to Isaac
Isaac

According to the Hebrew Bible, Isaac The New Testament contains few references to Isaac. The Early Christianity views Abraham's willingness to follow God's command to Binding of Isaac as an example of faith and obedience....
 to Jacob
Jacob

According to the Hebrew Bible, Jacob , also known as Israel , was the third Biblical patriarchs and the ancestor of the twelve Israelites....
 to Moses
Moses

Moses is a Hebrew Bible Hebrews religious leader, lawgiver, prophet, to whom the Mosaic authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbeinu in Hebrew , he is the most important prophet in Judaism, and also an important prophet of Christianity, Islam, the Bah?'? Faith, Rastafari movement, Chrislam and many ot...
 to Joshua
Joshua

Joshua, Jehoshuah or Yehoshua , born in Egypt, was a biblical Israelite leader who succeeded Moses. His story is told in the Hebrew Bible, chiefly in the books Book of Exodus, Book of Numbers and Book of Joshua....
, each of whom will cite some sin or imperfection and claim unworthiness to lead the blessing. The cup will then pass to King David, who will take it and lead the Birkat HaMazon. The Rabbis cite the verse "I shall raise the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord" (Psalms
Psalms

Psalms is a book of the Hebrew Bible , included in the collected works known as the "Writings" or Ketuvim....
 16:13) as support. This section of the Talmud does not report what King David will say. Belief in bodily resurrection is a tenet of Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Judaism is a Jewish denominations of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict constructionist and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmudic texts and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim....
.

According to Midrash
Midrash

Midrash is a Hebrew language term referring to the not exact, but comparative method of exegesis of Biblical texts, which is one of four methods cumulatively called Pardes ....
, three mythical beasts mentioned in the Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible

The term Hebrew Bible is a generic reference to those books of the Bible originally written mostly in Biblical Hebrew with some Biblical Aramaic....
, the bird Ziz
Ziz

The ziz is a giant griffin like bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan. It is considered a giant animal/monster corresponding to archetype creatures....
, the animal Behemoth
Behemoth

Behemoth , , is a biblical creature mentioned in the Book of Job, 40:15-24. The word is most likely a plural form of , meaning beast or large animal....
, and the sea-creature Leviathan
Leviathan

Leviathan , , is a Bible sea creature referred to in the Old Testament .The word leviathan has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature....
 will be served at the feast.

Some Modern Orthodox Jews have revived a millennium-old custom of adding a piece of fish to the Passover
Passover

Passover is a Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating God sparing the Israelites when He killed the first born of Egypt, and is followed by the seven day Feast of the Unleavened Bread commemorating the Exodus from Ancient Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from Judaism and slavery....
 Seder
Seder

Seder is a Hebrew language word meaning "order", and can have any of the following meanings:For Jewish holidays:*Passover Seder, relives the enslavement and subsequent Exodus of the Children of Israel from Ancient Egypt...
 plate, with the lamb, egg and fish jointly symbolizing the three prophets (Moses
Moses

Moses is a Hebrew Bible Hebrews religious leader, lawgiver, prophet, to whom the Mosaic authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbeinu in Hebrew , he is the most important prophet in Judaism, and also an important prophet of Christianity, Islam, the Bah?'? Faith, Rastafari movement, Chrislam and many ot...
, Aharon
Aharon

Aharon may refer to:...
, and Miriam
Miriam

Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed. She appears first in the book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible....
) referred to in Micah 6:4, as well as the three mythical beasts associated with the Seudat Chiyat HaMatim, which the Passover Seder
Passover Seder

The Passover Seder Meal is a Jewish ritual feast held on the first and the second nights of the Jewish holiday of Passover . For Reform Jews and in Israel, the Seder is held only on the first night....
, and the Cup of Elijah allude to. The added fish represents Leviathan as well as Miriam and is also a water symbol. An egg and shankbone (for Moses/Ziz/air and Aharon/Behemoth/earth) are already on the standard Seder plate. The contemporary revival of this existing traditional custom, which honors a female figure in a highly traditional and peculiarly Orthodox context rejected by liberal branches of Judaism, is favored by some Orthodox Jewish Feminists
Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance

The Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance was founded in 1997 with the aim of "expand[ing] the spiritual, ritual, intellectual, and political opportunities for women with the framework of halakha," or Jewish law....
 as preferable to developing new customs honoring Miriam
Miriam

Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron, and the daughter of Amram and Jochebed. She appears first in the book of Exodus in the Hebrew Bible....
 or other female leaders.

A belief in a bodily resurrection of the dead, one of Maimonides
Maimonides

Moses Maimonides, also known as Rabbi Moses ben Maimon , the Rambam, and Musa ibn Maymun , was born in C?rdoba, Spain, Spain on March 30, 1135, and died in Egypt on December 13, 1204.....
 Thirteen Principles of Faith, is a normative belief of Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Judaism is a Jewish denominations of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict constructionist and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmudic texts and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim....
 and a traditional belief of Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism

Conservative Judaism is a modern Jewish denominations of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s....
. However, Aggadic
Aggadah

Aggadah refers to the Homiletics and non-legalistic Exegesis texts in classical rabbinic literature - particularly as recorded in the Talmud and Midrash....
 and Midrash
Midrash

Midrash is a Hebrew language term referring to the not exact, but comparative method of exegesis of Biblical texts, which is one of four methods cumulatively called Pardes ....
ic elements of the Talmud are often interpreted as representing allegorical symbolism within Orthodox Judaism (and generally so in more liberal branches).