What Does "Kiddush" Mean?

[Chabad.org] [Magazine] [Dedicate an email] Iyar 9, 5776 · May 17, 2016 Editor's Note: Dear Friend, Just last week, I was talking to a man who was utterly distraught. He told me that he had completely wasted his life. He had no job, no family, no education. He had dropped out of school at a young age, failed to pursue employment opportunities and never considered marriage. When I told him to think about going back to school, and suggested that it was not too late to start a career and a family, he looked at me dejectedly, and said: “Are you kidding? I’m way too old.” He is all of 28. Those of us who are a bit older than that can relate to my young friend’s despair, while at the same time being aware of its absurdity. This coming Sunday we mark Pesach Sheni (“Second Passover”), a relatively obscure day on the Jewish calendar whose symbolic importance cannot be overemphasized. A group of people had missed Passover. 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