![]() ![]() The Shabbat morning version of the Kiddush focuses on God’s commandment for Jews to observe the Sabbath by refraining from work and to make it holy. The prologue to Kiddush in this case is V’Shamru, a prayer that recalls that Shabbat is a sign of the divine covenant between God and the Jewish people. On Saturday morning, the Kiddush is said after Shabbat morning services and before lunch. Blessed are you, Lord, who sanctifies Shabbat. And you have bequeathed us your holy Shabbat in love and favor. For you have chosen us and you have blessed us from among all the nations. For this day is the beginning of all holy days, a remembrance of the Exodus from Egypt. By your leave, rabbis, masters, teachers!īlessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who creates the fruit of the vine.īlessed are you, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, how has sanctified us with his commandments and favored us, and given us in love and favor his holy Shabbat as an inheritance, as a remembrance of the act of creation. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, for on that day he rested from all the work which he had done in creating the world. And God rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. The sixth day: And the Heavens and the Earth and all they contained were completed, and on the seventh day God desisted from all the work that he had done. V’shabbat kod-shi-cha b’ahava uv’ratzon hinchal tanu. Ki vanu vacharta v’otanu kidashta mikol ha’amim. Ki hu yom t’chila l’mikra-ay kodesh, zaycher l’tziat mitzrayim. Kee vo shabbat mi-kol m’lachto asher bara Elohim la’asot.īaruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, borei p’ri hagafen.īaruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’ratza vanu, v’shabbat kod’sho b’ahava uv’ratzon hinchilanu, zikaron l’ma’aseh b’reishit. Vay’varech Elohim et yom hash’vi’i vay’kadesh oto. Vayishbot bayom hash’vi’i mikol milachto asher asa. Vay’chal Elohim bayom hash’vi’i milachto asher asa. Vay’chulu hashamayim v’ha-aretz v’chol tz’va’am. (Quietly: Va-y’hee erev, va-y’hee boker.) This blessing also thanks God for giving the Jewish people the Shabbat in love, and making them God’s chosen people. This second blessing highlights the two major themes that are consecrated in Shabbat: creation (God rested on the seventh day) and redemption (God redeemed the Jewish people from Egypt so that they could follow the divine commandments, including observing the Sabbath). The first blessing is the traditional blessing over the “fruit of the vine” (which is why Kiddush is recited over wine or grape juice) followed by a sanctification of the holy Sabbath. What follows then is an invitation to say the Kiddush, and the full text of the Kiddush itself which is actually two blessings. The Jewish Shabbat is an imitation of this divine act. In that text, God steps back from six days of creation to rest on the seventh. The text of Friday night Kiddush begins with Vayechulu, a passage from Genesis 2:1-3 that describes the completion of creation. Kiddush cups can be purchased at Judaica stores and online. Many families have a special cup, called a Kiddush cup, reserved for this purpose. After the Kiddush is recited, the cup is passed around so that everyone can take a sip from it. Today, in many households women or men recite Kiddush. ![]() Traditionally, the Kiddush was recited by men. On Friday night, the Kiddush is recited over a full cup of wine or grape juice before sitting down for Shabbat dinner and before saying Hamotzi, the blessing over the challah. ![]() Other versions of the Kiddush are said on holiday eves and days. Traditionally, Kiddush is recited (in two different versions) on Friday night and at Shabbat lunch. Kiddush, which means holiness, is the prayer over wine (or grape juice) that sanctifies Shabbat and holidays. My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your help Donate ![]()
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