Jewish New Year Kiddush

Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech haolam asher kid shanu b mitzvotav v ratzah vanu v shabbat kodsho b ahavah uv ratzon hinchilanu zikaron l maaseih v reishit.

Jewish new year kiddush. A central part of the jewish sabbath holidays and other important life events kiddush is a prayer recited before drinking wine to celebrate or mark certain occasions in hebrew kiddush literally means sanctification and is understood to highlight the sanctimonious nature of special events. The blessing text above usually recited to commemorate a new situation is said on the second day of rosh hashanah both in honor of the day and the new fruit. When rosh hashanah falls on shabbat the jewish day of prayer from sundown friday to sundown saturday a prayer that is said over the wine known as the kiddush it begins and evening came.

The jewish new year s celebrations include candle lighting blowing the shofar and festive meals with a wealth of dishes representing themes of renewal and prosperity such as apples dipped in honey for a sweet new year. Shabbat hagadol great shabbat שבת הגדול is the shabbat immediately before passover. It is said over a glass of wine or grape juice.

The kiddush is a blessing to sanctify the beginning of the holiday. This is a popular rosh hashanah fruit both because it is mentioned as being one of the native fruits of the land of israel deuteronomy 8 8 and because of the traditional claim that there are 613 seeds in each fruit which corresponds to the number of commandments in the torah. He is to glance at it while reciting the shehecheyanu who has granted us life blessing.

A common choice for a new fruit is the pomegranate. Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech haolam borei p ri hagafen. On the second night of rosh hashanah it is customary to place a new fruit not yet eaten this season before the one who makes kiddush.

On the first day of nisan god presented the first commandment of how to sanctify the new moon kiddush hachodesh for the onset of rosh chodesh and thus nisan becomes the first month of the jewish year counting by months. It is the anniversary of the creation of adam and eve the first man and woman and their first actions toward the realization of mankind s role in g d s world.