Shabbat

The Second Shabbat Meal

 

The Second Shabbat Meal

Kiddush on Shabbat Day

One fills a cup with grape juice or wine and says: 

“Ve’shamru Bnei Yisrael et HaShabbat, la’aasot et HaShabbat le’dorotam brit olam. Beyni u’veyn Bnei Yisrael ot hi l’olam ki sheshet yamim asa Ado-nai et haShamayim ve’et ha’aretz u’vayom hashevi’i shavat va’yinafash. 
Al ken berach Ado-nai et Yom HaShabbat va’yikadsheihu. 
Baruch Ata Ado-nai, Elo-heionu Melech ha’olam bore peri hagafen.”



Immediately afterwards one washes his hands with a washing cup and recites: 
“Baruch Ata Ado-nai Elo-heinu Melech ha’olam, asher kidshanu be’mitzvosav ve’tzivanu al netilat yadayim.”

Then one takes two challos and reictes the ha’motzi blessing and eats a piece of challah. 

This meal is accompanied by the chanting of special songs (zemiros) for Shabbat day and the delivering of Torah thoughts. At the end of the meal, one recites the Birkat Hamazon (Grace over Meals) with the special addition for Shabbat. If one is accustomed to sleeping in the afternoon, he should not cancel it, because it is enjoyable for him.