![]() The second part of Kiddish is the customary Hebrew blessing that sanctifies the occasion and thanks God for the gift of the Sabbath day:īarukh attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, borei pe'ri ha-gafen.īarukh attah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha-olam, asher kiddeshanuīe-mitzvotai ve-ratza vanu, ve-shabbat kodsho be'ahavah uv'ratzon hinchilanu, And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. Ki vo shavat mikol melakhto asher bara Elohim la'asot. Vaiyvarekh Elohim et-yom hashevi'i, vaikadesh oto, Vaiyishbot baiyom hashevi'i mikol melakhto asher 'asah: Vaikhal Elohim bayom hashevi'i, melakhto asher 'asah Vaikhulu Ha-shamayim ve-ha'aretz ve-khol tzeva'am: This is intended to connect the words " Yom Ha-shishi" with the following two words of Genesis 2:1 (i.e., " Vaikhulu Ha-shamayim") to form an acronym for the sacred Name of God (i.e., YHVH). Note that before reading Genesis 2:1, however, the leader recites the last part of Genesis 1:31 in an undertone until he reaches the last two words of the verse ("Yom Ha-shishi"), which he then clearly reads. First Genesis 1:31-2:3 is read and then a Hebrew blessing is recited that sanctifies the occasion and thanks God for the gift of the Sabbath day.ĭuring the first part of Kiddush the leader reads (or sometimes sings) the first few verses from Genesis chapter two, which speak about God's completion of the creation of the heavens and the earth and of His resting from the work of creation. Normally Kiddush is recited by the father of the household while holding a cup of wine. call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the LORD honorable.īEFORE WE SIT DOWN to eat our Friday night meal, it is customary to sanctify the time by reciting Kiddush ("sanctification"), a special ceremony performed at the beginning of the Sabbath (and on other holidays). Friday Night Kiddush - Lifting up the Cup of Salvation
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