Is it customary to recite prayers invoking Elijah the Prophet on Motzei Shabbat?
Synopsis
The custom is to invoke Elijah the Prophet on Motzei Shabbat and pray for his imminent arrival to herald the redemption, since Elijah cannot come on Shabbat eve or Yom Tov eve.
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