The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-04-17
PASSOVER FEAST
TO BEGIN TODAY
Jewish Celebration Opens at
Shutdown; Services
Planned Here.

The Joesn fo,', u ra,4o,cr fAls
IN tho fifteenth day Of Nisan correspond
lns tbs year with Tlcfdny. April IA
w., celebration begins this evening With
rundown
DO oklahoma Cty Rabbi Blsu vii
conduct tpc.isl services this evening at
Gi, o'clock at the Temple mai Israel
and other services at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
there VIII he ~ childrens Scdcr service
Thoso viii constitute the public Pass
over ohsrrysnccs here
The manner II the ra,soNcr's OF.
refvance vas determined largely by the
Biblical ordinances concerning this feast
II If 10 be- observed for period ~
seven DAYS These Who cherish customs
that originated after Bible tin-s viii
keep the feast eight dHys
Tho ccrclnnnials NJ" such as arc cal.
Dul1tcd tu hrnr Unnic the historical
','ui which N feast cbmmcmorsteH
namely. tho new horn freedom ,ouch
saicd tn Israel after the long period uf
oppression endured under Egyptian
rtrnny
Bread Of hflictior.
The eating II unleaVencd bread " cn.
joined number of times IN the BibliCa'
regulations touching the Observance of
the Passover feast t'nlesyened bfesd
- chntAucriscd ~ tho bread " ~.
Fiction, aud T. s,so referred 90 In the
iihlc ~ the bread that was unlesvened
because NJ the enforced hasty departure
from Esypi
In post. Biblical times the earnest d..
sire 10 keep the ,njun,tions mos, s'rup-
iousll led the teachers Of Israel 10 enact
laws. such ~ the use of special di-hcs
that had he'n guarded from ,,nn,aoi
with l"H,"n and t'scrcd only Tor M,
l Passover season
Gather Abou, Board
charming pui rrcctly, feature bon
ilo .rl'h''tinu ~ the fcnsi is the special
.~ed-r f'Niru around the festive hmI
board uu The 0rV evening ~ tho f,ssi.
To- which the nfthudo, add SECOND eve.
uins N th. family service y special
riiual kruNn Hs the "ilagGsdah' l. read
THIS ritual contains the story ot tho
redemption FROM scryiuhc certain re-.
Elections inspired by the memorlo, ~
old and certain psalms This 10 followed
hv tho 'estal meal prs, which srsc-
the reading NJ additional r,slms. the reci.
w fhuink oi anillonHl pthltnt, IN fcyi
tation NJ ptaNeig and the singing NJ
time. honorcd h,rnns To ,hi. home scr.
,lcc stranger and homeless are ooriisll,
invited
The Past Revived
un the table In front NJ him Who pte
sides over tic meal are placed ohicri
reminiscent Of the ancient service and
scr,itude such re bitter herbs. u,
mindcr ~ the bitter IL, NJ those VIII,
,ollcd IN ETp, roast hone. called {,
mind the ancient raschal lamb. q roasted
err. memorial ~ the free will offeting
that was brought In addition TO ~,
pnschai lamb parslo, and the howl n
salt water Nmpolirinv the hy.sop an,
~ use IN tho fret Passover observed "
Estpi, aud 'onfrrtion NJ nuts an,
urpl's tn represent the clay which istar
worked into bricks
Pastoral Characteristic
The Passover. 'alllnE ~ the beglnnini
oi spring had originally " pastoral an,
agricultural character. which In tim,
was overshndowcd by the historical even
associated later With the feast Freedom
and lie obligation Ia the keynote NJ IN
rclohtntlnn
The reform sNnRrnss hold special ssi
vi,rs only IN tho first and seventh da,
while the orthodnN observe also the ..
ond daN and an additional eighth day.