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kiddush

blessing said by Jews at the beginning of Shabbat and holidays, or a snack or light meal served in the synagogue after Shabbat and holiday morning services
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kiddush

Summary

kiddush is a rite[1]. kiddush draws 820 Wikipedia views per month (rite category, ranking #8 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • kiddush's instance of is recorded as rite[3].
  • kiddush is a type of blessing[4].
  • kiddush's Commons category is recorded as Kiddush[5].
  • kiddush's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[6].
  • kiddush's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • kiddush's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'קידוש'}[8].
  • kiddush's different from is recorded as Kaddish[9].

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Definition and Type

kiddush's instance of is recorded as rite[3]. kiddush is a type of blessing[4].

Why It Matters

kiddush draws 820 Wikipedia views per month (rite category, ranking #8 of 39).[2] kiddush has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] kiddush is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → blessing
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    Different from → Kaddish
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q297590, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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