kiddush
noun/ˈkɪdʊʃ/ · /ˈkɪdɪʃ/
Etymology Borrowed from Hebrew קִדּוּשׁ (kidúsh, “kiddush”, literally “sanctification”). Doublet of kaddish.
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Judaism A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy 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.1982, Bernard Malamud, “The Schooltree”, in God’s Grace, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux:
- The world’s richest Jew may have pledged to give the vast majority of his wealth to charity, but Mark Zuckerberg’s great-grandfather’s kiddush cup is staying in the family. […] “For shabbat tonight, we gave Max a kiddush cup that has been in our family for almost 100 years,” the 33-year-old billionaire wrote on his Facebook social media platform.2017 September 17, “Mark Zuckerberg gives family heirloom kiddush cup to daughter”, in The Times of Israel:
- Related terms
- kiddushin