a prayer that is said over the wine, known as the Kiddush, it begins, "And evening came, then morning came: the sixth day. The heavens and the earth were completed and so were all their hosts.

“Said Rabbi Yehoshua: Great is peace, because when the Jews stood and said ‘Everything that Hashem has spoken, we will do and ...

A prayer known as the Kiddush is said over wine (or grape juice) when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat—the Jewish day of prayer from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday—likes it does this year.

From the weekly Kiddush (a blessing said over a wine cup) on Shabbat to holidays like Purim, Passover and Simchat Torah, wine occupies a sacred space in Judaism. But this month, the surgeon ...

The Kiddush cup of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev ... went to the front of the synagogue to lead the congregation in prayer. But before beginning, he looked heavenward and said: “God, today ...

The Arabic inscriptions on the kiddush cup, which would have been used for the blessing over wine at Shabbat meals, include a series of blessings for Simcha. Kiddush. (credit: MENDY HECHTMAN ...

Rav Levi passed away in 1809, and his Kiddush cup has been passed down through ... cup is used wait in line after the ceremony to say a blessing from this venerable Kos Shel Bracha (cup of blessing).