: a ceremonial blessing pronounced over wine or bread in a Jewish home or synagogue on a holy day (such as the Sabbath)
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Less discussed has been the pervasive theft of more prosaic valuables from Jews who did not own Courbets or Klimts — but did own items like silver kiddush cups that were confiscated or pawned for peanuts on orders from the Third Reich.
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Milton Esterow, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Others have done away with the kiddush cup, a communal goblet of sacramental wine.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2020
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Milton Esterow, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Others have done away with the kiddush cup, a communal goblet of sacramental wine.
—Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2020
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“Kiddush.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kiddush. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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