Kiddush, which means holiness, is the prayer over wine (or grape juice) that sanctifies Shabbat and holidays. Traditionally, Kiddush is recited (in two different versions) on Friday night and at Shabbat lunch.

Kiddush (/ ˈkɪdɪʃ /; Hebrew: קידוש [ki'duʃ, qid'duːʃ]), lit. 'sanctification', is a blessing recited over wine or grape juice to sanctify the Shabbat and Jewish holidays. Additionally, the word refers to a small repast held on Shabbat or festival mornings after the prayer services and before the meal.

Blessed are You, Adonai, who sanctifies Shabbat. This is an abbreviated Kiddush option and the Kiddush which is recited on Shabbat morning. מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן. Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, borei p’ri hagafen. Praise to You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine.

Kiddush refers to a brief text, recited while holding a goblet of wine on Shabbat eve, as it’s a mitzvah to verbally declare Shabbat, the seventh day of the week, separate and holy.

Shabbat enters with words of wonder poured upon rich wine, to fulfill the verse, “Remember the Sabbath day to sanctify it.” We call it kiddush, a ritual of words and drink, a magical bridge from the harried weekday to the day of rest. So enchanted we are by the kiddush that we repeat it again in a different form by day.

The following is a basic overview of the Kiddush ceremony: It is forbidden to eat or drink anything before Kiddush. This prohibition starts at sundown of Friday night, and after the Shacharit prayer of Shabbat morning. If no wine is available, it is permitted to recite the Kiddush on challah (or any two loaves of bread or matzah).

Kiddush, Jewish benediction and prayer recited over a cup of wine immediately before the meal on the eve of the Sabbath or of a festival; the ceremony acknowledges the sanctity of the day that has just begun. Chanting, or recitation, usually performed by the head of the household, may involve several or all members of the family, depending on ...

Candle lighting signals the onset of Shabbat, but it is kiddush — the blessing recited at the table over wine — that inaugurates Shabbat in the home. The kiddush liturgy invokes the themes of creation and the exodus, but Jewish mysticism, or kabbalah, represents this ritual as one of personal spirituality, in which we both invoke and ...

Kiddush — literally, sanctification — is the ceremonial prayer before the main meals on Shabbat and holidays, recognizing and sanctifying the holy day. It generally includes a blessing on wine and at least one paragraph about the holiness of the day.

Cohn began the seder with a kiddush for wine, and the first two toasts he proposed were the traditional ones to life and to freedom. Clipping of kiddush luncheon: A light luncheon following a morning synagogue service typically serving grape juice, challah, and cold food, and especially following a bar or bat mitzvah