Kiddush Cup

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Pronunciations

Kiddush Cup (KID-ish kuhp) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A special wine glass used for making Kiddush.

Example Sentences

  • "Lately, I have been using a small ceramic teacup to make kiddush in as it fulfills the halachic requirements. However, several of my Jewish friends have asked me what I would like as a gift when I do convert. I have decided I want some really nice Judaica, starting with a kiddush cup." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • TH קידוש + E 'cup'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      Kiddesh Cup, Kidush Cup, Kidesh Cup

Notes

  • "One of the most recognizable objects of Judaica, Kiddush Cups are often forged of silver and engraved with Hebrew words or brachot. Modern artists of Judaica fashion them of painted ceramic, colored glass, or precious metals. Making decorative Kiddush Cups from plastic cups is a favorite children’s craft. There are no laws specifying how Kiddush Cups must look, but they, like other Jewish ritual objects, are often embellished because of the tradition of hiddur mitzvah, 'beautifying the mitzvah.'" (JPS)

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