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The Kiddush Rabba for the Three Festivals

The Kiddush Rabba for the Three Festivals is part of the Festival Prayers (Shalosh Regalim) service of the traditional weekday siddur. The full Hebrew text with English translation appears below; open it in the free interactive siddur to follow along.

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Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot Kiddish should preferably be made on wine, but if it is not available one may make Kiddush on bread. This occurrence is not to be confused with the blessing over the bread before the meal which follows the Kiddush on wine. When these Festivals coincide with Shabbat say the all the normal phrases from שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם through the paragraph יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי (See “The Shabbat Book,” p. 7-9) and continue below. When a Festival occurs on a weekday say the following paragraph out loud:

אַתְקִינוּ סְעוּדָתָא דְּמַלְכָּא שְׁלֵימָתָא חֶדְוָתָא דְמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא: דָּא הִיא סְעוּדָתָא דְּקַדְּשָׁא, בְּרִיךְ הוּא וּשְׁכִינְתֵּיהּ:

Prepare the meal of the King, the complete delight of the holy King. This is the meal of the Holy One, blessed be He, and His Shechinah.

אֵלֶּה מוֹעֲדֵי יְיָ מִקְרָאֵי קֹדֶשׁ, אֲשֶׁר תִּקְרְאוּ אוֹתָם בְּמוֹעֲדָם:

These are the festivals of the Lord, holy assemblies, which you shall proclaim at their appointed times.

סַבְרִי מָרָנָן:

Attention, Gentlemen!

If not saying Kiddush on wine or grape juice, one may say over bread:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֶלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמּוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן הָאָרֶץ: (אָמֵן)

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth. (Amen)

On wine or grape juice:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְרִי הַגָּפֶן (אָמֵן)

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. (Amen)

On Sukkot add the following blessing when in the sukkah. When saying the words “לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה” one should briefly gaze upon the covering of the sukkah:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לֵישֵׁב בַּסֻּכָּה:

Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to dwell in the sukkah. (Amen)

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