Shabbat

Frequently Asked Questions

The core pieces are candlesticks for the Friday night candles, a kiddush cup for the blessing over wine, and a challah board with a cover for the two loaves. Complete Shabbos sets in this collection combine a goblet and candle holders in one matching design. 

The widespread custom is two candles, so candlesticks are sold in pairs — though some households light more, often one per family member. Any pair in this collection works for the standard custom; ask your community if you're unsure what yours follows. 

A kiddush cup holds the wine or grape juice over which kiddush — the blessing sanctifying Shabbat — is recited on Friday night and Shabbat day. It's traditionally a cup reserved for this purpose, which is why engraved and sterling silver designs are so often gifted. 

A kiddush fountain lets one central goblet fill six or eight small cups at once, so everyone at the table shares wine from the same kiddush. It's a larger-table piece — practical from around six people up — and a striking centrepiece even when it isn't being used. 

Sterling silver is the traditional heirloom material: it holds value, polishes back to new for decades, and tends to become the family piece. This collection runs up to $950 in silver, with crystal, hammered metal and anodised colour as the accessible everyday tier. 

Candlesticks and a sterling silver kiddush cup are the classic wedding pair, because the couple uses them every Friday night. Zion Lion's wedding collection pairs them with ketubot and wedding glass keepsakes if you want a fuller gift. 

At Zion Lion, 390 Willis Avenue, Roslyn Heights — in Nassau County on the North Shore, just off the LIE and Northern State. The shop is open Sunday through Friday, and everything online is the same stock on the shelves. 

Yes — nationwide, free on orders over $99. Fragile pieces like crystal candlesticks and fountains are packed accordingly; call (516) 437-5466 first if you want to talk through packing on a high-value piece.