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Kiddush ha-Shem
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Kiddush ha-Shem (Heb., ‘sanctification of the divine name’). The glorification of the God of Israel, especially by remaining steadfast in faith. The
rabbis taught that God's name could be sanctified in three specific ways:
prayer, excellent conduct, and
martyrdom. Martyrdom has always been seen as the ultimate expression of Kiddush ha-Shem. Martyrdom in the Jewish tradition is obligatory, rather than break the laws of
idolatry, unchastity, or murder. The opposite is ḥillul ha-Shem, ‘desecration of the Name’, which involves consideration of how an action will be regarded in the gentile world. It includes the offence of erasing God's name following Deuteronomy 12. 3 f.).
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Putting kibosh on Kiddush Clubs; Kiddush Clubs harder to find than shot glass in haystack, say local rabbis
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...calling for the elimination of so-called Kiddush Clubs in synagogues. Rabbi Tzvi Hersh...fine single malt scotch whiskey." The Kiddush Club, he laments, "is a practice which...Some readers may recall days in which a kiddush consisted of, at most, a shot cup of...
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Treasured Kiddush goblets remind Jews of family, traditions, faith.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspaers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/20/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...intricately rich. It is her father's kiddush cup, a Jewish ceremonial wine goblet...such a cup. Filled with wine during the kiddush blessing (a thanks to God that is recited...display of more than 160 one-of-a-kind kiddush cups. ``L'Chaim! A Kiddush Cup Invitational...
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Eli Hecht: Solving the kaddish, kiddush quandary
Newspaper article from: Press-Telegram Long Beach, CA.; 1/16/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Florida to pray with my father, and have a kiddush. In the Jewish lexicon kaddish and kiddush sound and are spelled almost the same way...a yahrzeit, or anniversary of the death. Kiddush, on the other hand, is a repast of wine...
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OU Declares War on Kiddush Clubs.
Newspaper article from: Israel Faxx; 2/1/2005; 589 words
; ...Sabbath service - Parshat Mishpatim - to fight the phenomenon known as "Kiddush clubs." To participate in the Kiddush Club, a group of congregants leave the service to make Kiddush -- often on hard liquor -- during the haftarah reading. The OU...
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Kiddush at the seder: Why is this seder different from all other seders?
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 4/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Herb Cleveland Jewish News 04-14-2000 Kiddush at the seder: Why is this seder different...the seder ritual, beginning with the kiddush, the sanctification of the festival over...What beverage may be used for the seder kiddush and the three cups which follow? All...
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Columbia Contretemps: Can Women Recite Kiddush?
Newspaper article from: Forward; 4/14/2000; 700+ words
; ...Columbia Contretemps: Can Women Recite Kiddush? NEW YORK -- Columbia University's...women publicly to make the blessing, or kiddush, for all Sabbath diners at the university...group takes no official position on the kiddush question and will abide by the determination...
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The kiddush club
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/6/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...WEISS Jerusalem Post 02-06-2005 Headline: The kiddush club Byline: STEWART WEISS Edition; Daily Section...serious. I am referring, of course, to the great Kiddush Club Controversy. The Kiddush Club, you see, is a time-honored "custom...
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Beyond menorahs and kiddush cups: Unique gifts of Judaica will
Newspaper article from: Cleveland Jewish News; 2/24/1997; 700+ words
; ...News 02-24-1997 Beyond menorahs and kiddush cups: Unique gifts of Judaica will enhance...fashion and pots wear out, but a silver kiddush cup, a handpainted silk challah cover...glass mezuza ($165) or in the stem of a kiddush cup ($220). The couple's names and...
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KIDDUSH KUP STAYS ON TRACK
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 4/3/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...driver complete a lap at the second annual Kiddush Kup, an Alpha Epsilon Pi go-kart fund...training and tutoring to the refugees. The Kiddush Kup - a pun on the name of the vessel...only two seconds. But just before the Kiddush Kup came to a close, a team called Tetra...
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Kiddush Talk: JCC action jolts, bewilders, angers
Newspaper article from: Chicago Jewish Star; 3/11/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...reporter who attended a February 27 "kiddush" in the facility's weight training...Lubelchick and many others at this morning kiddush blame Dr. Cohen, JCC officials and the...Kraig, a co-sponsor of the February 27 kiddush, says he realizes that MKJCC needed to...
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Kiddush
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Kiddush. The Jewish ceremony of the sanctification...the head of the household says the ‘Kiddush’ or ‘Blessing’...blessing of the cup at the Last Supper was the Kiddush of the Passover .
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Kiddush ha-Shem
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Kiddush ha-Shem (Heb., ‘sanctification of the divine name’...martyrdom . Martyrdom has always been seen as the ultimate expression of Kiddush ha-Shem. Martyrdom in the Jewish tradition is obligatory, rather than...
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Sabbath
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...the start of the Sabbath, and, before the special Sabbath Kiddush is recited ( B.Pes. 106a), the parents bless the children...6). The articles used for Sabbath ritual (candlesticks, Kiddush cups etc.) are frequently extremely artistic. Certain Sabbaths...
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Martyr
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...witness’). One who suffers death on behalf of his or her faith, often for refusing to renounce it. Judaism See KIDDUSH HA-SHEM . Christianity The Gk. word was only gradually restricted to those whose witness to their faith had led to their...
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Suicide
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
...the hands of the Romans at the end of the Jewish revolt, 66–70, remained a model of martyrdom—see kiddush ha-Shem . Among Christians, martyrdom is commended in the pattern of Christ who laid down his life for others, but the...
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