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Kiddush, a prayer of sanctification is part of all Jewish celebrations. Read on to know more.
Passover Kiddush
Kiddush is also known as kaddesh in Aramaic. Each generation has the responsibility of passing down the story of the liberation of the Jews from Egypt to the next. The Kiddush is also known as the Exodus in religious tenets. The tenet strives to make the exodus from slavery to freedom a living and personal experience. The Kiddush is a ceremony in which a blessing is recited over a cup of wine or grape juice. It is recited at the start of Shabbat or a Jewish holiday. The Kiddush recited over Pesach is a special one. It talks about Mitzvah and the departure of the Jews from the land of Egypt. At the Passover Seder, Jews have a custom of filling each other’s cup. The Kiddush is normally recited by the father of the house. Kiddush is recited as a prayer of sanctification in most of the Jewish celebrations. The term Kiddush means ‘unique and special’. Check out the article to know about the prayers recited particularly on Passover, Shabbat, Havdalah, and other Jewish holidays.
How to Recite Kiddush for Passover
- Reciting Kiddush for Passover factually means do the Kiddush. To honor the mitzvah (Jewish religious law) of reciting Kiddush, a silver goblet is frequently used, though any cup can be adequate. The cup must hold 80 to 150 ml of wine. 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 members. Alternatively, wine is poured for each of the members before Kiddush. Red wine is used for kadeish as it is considered to be more appropriate.
- 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. According to Halakha, the blessing over bread takes preference 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 metaphorically, explaining that, “just as we go out of our way to protect a lifeless object, the bread from being "insulted", we should display the same sensitivity toward the feelings of other people’.
- There are atleast six versions of Kiddush. One has to use an appropriate prayer for different holiday nights. The Kiddush exists and the one said at the Passover Seder is also used on other holiday nights such as Shabbat, Shemini Atzeret and Sukkot. This particular Kiddush that refers to the Exodus from Egypt and matzot is recited at the Passover Seder.
- In many synagogues, Kiddush is recited on Friday night at the end of services. This Kiddush does not take the place of the compulsion to recite Kiddush at the Friday night meal. When recited in a synagogue, the first paragraph is omitted. The text of the Friday night Kiddush begins with a passage from Genesis 2:1-3, as a testimony to God's creation of the world and termination of work on the seventh day. Some people stand during the recital of the Biblical Torah. There are different customs regarding sitting or standing while reciting Kiddush depending on communal and family tradition. The term Kiddush is also used to refer to a ceremonial meal served at a Synagogue.
- Reciting Kiddush before the morning meal on Shabbat and holidays, nonetheless, is a prerequisite of rabbinic origin. Kiddush is not usually recited at the third meal Seudah Shlishit. It is the "third meal" customarily eaten by Sabbath-observing Jews on Shabbat. According to customs and practices of Halakha, the meal is usually eaten in the afternoon. Popular opinion was that, wine should be drunk at this meal as well.
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