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Judaica
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$299.99
Sterling Silver
Kiddush Cup with Tray |
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Made in Israel |
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4 3/4" H
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20041-0122 |
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Kiddish is when you make
a
blessing over the wine:
ברוך אתה
ײ אלהינו מלך העולם בורא פרי הגפן
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To honor the mitzvah of reciting
kiddush, a silver goblet is often used, although
any cup can suffice if necessary. The cup must
hold a revi'it of liquid (about 80-150 milliters).
After the person reciting the kiddush drinks from
the wine, the rest of it is passed around the
table or poured out into small cups for the other
participants. |
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Before reciting
kiddush, the challah, which will be the next food item
eaten in honor of the Shabbat or holiday, is first
covered with a cloth. Halakhically, the blessing over
bread takes precedence to the blessing over wine.
However, in the interests of beginning the meal with
kiddush, the challah is covered to "remove" it from
the table (some do not have the challah on the table
at all during kiddush). Some interpret the covering of
the challah allegorically, explaining that this action
reminds one to be sensitive to others. (It would be a
disrespectful toward the bread to focus on the wine
while the bread is "watching.")[citation needed]
After prayer services on the Shabbat or holiday
morning, kiddush is often recited in the synagogue's
social hall, although the participants do not intend
to sit down to a full meal. Instead, cake or other
light refreshments are served. Some only recite
kiddush when they are about the partake of the full
morning meal.
In the absence of wine or grape juice, the Friday
night kiddush may also be recited over the challah;
the blessing over bread is substituted for the
blessing over wine. In that case, the ritual
hand-washing normally performed prior to consuming the
challah is done before the recitation of kiddush. Some
groups, including German Jews, follow this procedure
even if wine is present. If there is only sufficient
wine or grape juice for one kiddush, it should be used
for the Friday night kiddush.[1]
In many synagogues, kiddush is recited on Friday night
at the end of services. This kiddush is normally drunk
by children under the age of Bar Mitzvah/Bat Mitzvah
and does not take the place of the obligation to
recite kiddush at the Friday night meal. When recited
in a synagogue, the first paragraph (Genesis 2:1-3) is
omitted.
The text of the Friday night kiddush at the meal
begins with a passage from Genesis 2:1-3, as a kind of
testimony to God's creation of the world, and His
cessation of work on the seventh day. Many people
stand during the recital of these Biblical verses
(even if they sit for kiddush, see below), since
according to Jewish law testimony must be given
standing.
There are different customs regarding the position
assumed while reciting kiddush. The original practice
was probably to recite the kiddush sitting (or
reclining), and this is followed by most Ashkenazic
Jews. Sephardic and Hasidic Jews have adopted the
kabbalistic custom to stand during the kiddush. |
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