Kiddush

American  

[kee-doosh, kid-uhsh] / kiˈduʃ, ˈkɪd əʃ /

noun

Judaism.

1. a blessing recited over a cup of wine or over bread on the Sabbath or on a festival.

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Kiddush British  

/ ˈkɪdəʃ, kɪˈdʊʃ /

noun

1. a special blessing said before a meal on sabbaths and festivals, usually including the blessing for wine or bread

2. a reception usually for the congregants after a service at which drinks and snacks are served and this grace is said

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Etymology

Origin of Kiddush

From the Hebrew word qiddūsh literally, sanctification

Example Sentences

The cup was likely used for Kiddush to bless the wine on the eve of Shabbat — but nobody knows for sure because the original owners, Bavarian cattle dealer Salomon Gutmann and his wife Karolina, who were the grandparents of Benjamin, were murdered by the Nazis in the Treblinka extermination camp.

From Seattle Times

But several museums ended up with hundreds of silver pieces such as candlesticks used to light candles on the eve of Shabbat, Kiddush cups to bless the wine, silver spoons and cake servers.

From Seattle Times

One prayer was read in memory of the “Kedoshim of Pittsburgh, murdered al kiddush Hashem” — holy martyrs, killed while sanctifying God’s name.

From Seattle Times

The Bavarian National Museum in Munich recently sent a 19th-century kiddush cup to Steven Bergman, a retired executive in Maryland.

From New York Times

For Michael Hayden, receiving his grandfather’s silver kiddush cup was an overwhelming experience.

From New York Times