| John K. Clark - Glasspainter | Pesach - Text |
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This is simply a spring window showing a hazy and still cool sun. The time of year when nature comes to life again after a long dark winter. The atmosphere is the coolness and freshness of early spring. The new growth on the earth and in the waters combine to give nourishment and sustenance.
"For Lo the winter is past, the rain is over and gone,
In the three agricultural festivals; Pesach, Shavuos and Sukkot, the seven types of
agricultural produce; wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates,
are shown during three stages. "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree",(PS 92:12).
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An alternative version of the above passage from the Song of Solomon reads;
This is only now symbolically linked with nature, the emphasis is now on national redemption. "..and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto Myself."
however it should also be seen as symbolic of the "Angel of Death" which passed over the homes of the Israelites during the final and most
devastating plague on the Egyptian captors. The killing of the first-born. This Passing
Over is regarded as the meaning of Pesach.
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This panel represents the Seder Meal. This is the main meal of the festival, held on the evening of Passover. Its origin is extremely ancient and possibly goes back to the time of Abraham. And certainly to the time of the Exodus.
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