Kiddush Guide

Thank you for hosting or thinking about hosting a kiddush at Shtibl! Everyone is invited to sponsor a kiddush for any occasion, and we hope this guide will help you make it successful. If you have any questions, contact Sarah Rosenthal at rosenthal.sherwood@gmail.com.

Shtibl Kashrut Policy

All kiddushes are vegetarian and must have hechshered store-bought food or hechshered food (or fresh fruits and vegetables) prepared in a kosher kitchen. If you choose to sponsor a kiddush, please make sure that at least one item on the table is either a hechshered store-bought food item or fresh, uncut fruit or vegetables. Otherwise, the menu is up to you.

Kiddush Logistics

When preparing to bring food for a kiddush, please remember to make sure that you include wine or grape juice on your list. Usually about 20 people stick around for kiddush, although that number can vary. Please remember this is a light snack along the lines of some cookies, crackers, Israeli dips and maybe some cut veggies or fruit.

There are a fridge and a cabinet for Shtibl use; we have a small amount of plates, bowls, etc. in the cabinet, but it is helpful to bring a few more. We also have metal cups for the wine and grape juice.

It is helpful to start preparing kiddush sometime after the Musaf Amidah. (Please don’t set up before then as it becomes too tempting for the kids.) It is also your responsibility to clean up kiddush and take any opened food home.