Jewish Weddings

Kiddush cup

Hey ladies!

Where do I find one that's breakable under the chuppah?

TIA!

Re: Kiddush cup

  • edited December 2011
    Do you want to have it made into something else after the wedding (frame, mezzuzah, etc?) or not. If yes, they are on tons of websites or if you have a judaica store near you they should carry them.

    If you don't care about the shattered glass then you can just use a light bulb or a thin stemless wine glass.
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  • RachiemooRachiemoo member
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    edited December 2011
    we used a light bulb.
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  • edited December 2011
    My rabbi said no lightbulbs, so you might want to double check with your officiant.  We are getting a glass that will be made into something else after the wedding.
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  • edited December 2011
    we also used a light bulb.  they make a satisfying "crunch" when stepped on, and they're sure to break.
  • edited December 2011
    the brand that gets made into mezzuzahs or kiddush cups is called "shardz"
  • 2dBride2dBride member
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    edited December 2011
    Actually, you've got two different questions here.  The kiddush cup would be for the blessing over wine, and is not broken.  There is a separate glass (or light bulb) that gets broken at the end.  Typically, you would need one of each.

    We used this for the kiddush cup:



    We got this for the breaking glass:



    The one difficulty with it is that it, unlike a light bulb, is quite difficult to break.  You really have to give it a sudden stamp.  If you instead get it held in place with your foot and  try to push down on it, you can end up putting your whole weight on it and it still doesn't break.  (Yes, we learned this the hard way!)

    The advantage of it is that it produces enough pieces of glass so we were able to have it made into a fused glass mezuzah.  We didn't go with the Shardz ones, which typically just put the pieces of glass into a container alongside the mezuzah.  Instead, Etsy seller Enid Traisman made it into a fused glass mezuzah for us.



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