Kiddush Cups meant for Sanctification

The meaning of Kiddush

The word Kiddush means sanctification and it refers to the sanctification ceremony of the Jewish people. The sanctification ceremony is characterized by blessings that are recited over a cup of wine and it is performed just before the beginning of Jewish Sabbath and Jewish festival of meals. The whole idea of the Kiddush is to remind the Jews about the exclusive sanctity of the day when Jewish Sabbath is observed. This is the reason for which Kiddush cups are said to be holy.

How is Kiddush performed in Jewish households?

• Just immediately before the Jewish Sabbath or holiday meal, the senior member of the house who is regarded to be the head of the family by all, recites the Kiddush over a cup of wine in a traditional manner.

• Just after the Kiddush has been recited by the head of the family in any Jewish household, each member of the family requires sipping wine from this Kiddush cups.

All about Kiddush cups

Traditionally the Jewish families are required to put the wine or grape juice, that are used in Kiddush ritual into a goblet that is artistically decorated and these are most commonly known to be Kiddush cups.

Kiddush cups can be a very good gift during many Jewish rituals like presenting it to a baby during his naming ceremony or bris, bar or bat mitzvah or during any wedding ceremony.

Kiddush cups as gifts

Prior to your buying one of the Kiddush cups for yourself or for presenting someone you should have knowledge about it. You can also consider of gifting Kiddush cups during such an important ceremony like a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, so that it could be regarded as a remembrance gift.

Varieties of Kiddush cups

There are a number of shops that specializes in selling Kiddush cups like

 Children’s Kiddush Cups,
 Pewter, Silverplate and Chrome Kiddush Cups,
 Bar or Bat Mitzvah Kiddush Cups,
 Glass and Wood Kiddush Cups,
 Sterling Silver Kiddush Cups that is available in Contemporary, Traditional, Stemless and Trays forms,
 Porcelain and Ceramic Kiddush Cups,
 Wedding Kiddush Cups,
 Kiddush Systems.

People would get to shop for a variety of silver kiddush cups like

 Ayin Agol Kiddush Cup
 Buot Kiddush Cup
 Chavalim Kiddush Cup
 Parsi Kiddush Cup
 Grapes Kiddush Cup
 Keren Kiddush Cup
 Ayin Aleph Kiddush Cup
 Ayin-S Kiddush Cup
 Einayim Kiddush Cup

The other types of Kiddush Cups include

 Ceramic Kiddush cups with Jerusalem design
 Nickel Kiddush Cup with Grapes
 Silver Plated Kiddush cup with Grapes Design and Jerusalem Design
 Small kiddush cups set
 Blessings Kiddush Cup
 The Gold Rivers Kiddush Cup (Becher)
 Ani L’Dodi Kiddush Cup
 Seven Species Kiddush Cup and Plate Set

Cost of Kiddush cups

The price of these silver Kiddush cups varies between $75 and $60.

The rates of other varieties of Kiddush cups can be anything between $30 to $15, depending on the material with which it is made up of.