MITZVAH MINUTE: Kiddush

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Sivan 28, 5772 * June 18, 2012

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MITZVAH MINUTE
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Kiddush
Wine Before You Dine

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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 kiddush serves as the kickoff for the evening and daytime Shabbat meals.

The nighttime kiddush consists of three parts: 1) Three verses from Genesis that recount how G-d rested on the seventh day and sanctified it. 2) The blessing for wine. 3) A blessing thanking G-d for giving us the Shabbat.

The daytime kiddush consists of several verses from Exodus, followed by the blessing on wine. Kiddush how-to:

* On Friday night, sing the Shalom Aleichem, to welcome the Shabbat angels, and the ode to the Woman of Valor.
* Rinse and dry the kiddush cup. Fill it to the brim with kosher wine.
* Gather everyone to stand around the Shabbat table. Raise the wine-filled cup in your right hand (unless you are left-handed), and recite the kiddush aloud.
* On Friday night, gaze at the Shabbat candles as you say the first four words. Then look at the wine in the cup while saying the wine blessing.
* All in attendance answer "Amen" at the conclusion of the blessings.
* Drink at least 1½ ounces from the cup. Everyone else should also have a sip. Technical details:

* Wine is preferable, but kosher grape juice is okay.
* Don't eat or drink before kiddush—starting from sundown of Friday night, and after the prayers on Shabbat morning.
* If no wine or grape juice is available, recite the kiddush on challah or bread. Just replace the wine blessing with the bread blessing—and wash hands before the kiddush.
* Once someone has sipped from a cup of wine, the leftover wine should not be used for kiddush unless some fresh wine is added to the cup.

Click here for the kiddush texts [ http://link.chabad.org/go.asp?li=968A343BE25A603C81E6A35E59C4490D&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ], and here for recordings of the evening kiddush [ http://link.chabad.org/go.asp?li=FCAE904880C18CDD74328A2C23CB0558&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ] and daytime kiddush [ http://link.chabad.org/go.asp?li=098B626B1B1EE53F6723993327F54B22&ui=F8C16ABBBCDB72AD0024EE2F647D78D2 ].


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