https://youtu.be/uYOhWcoCVVQ# Sos Assis - Kiddush | AmsterdamThere are two surprising features regarding the festival of *Shabu’ot *as observed in the Portuguese Israelite Community of Amsterdam. The first is the absence of any flora decorating the *Snoge*. The second is the fact that on the first day of the *Yom Tob *there are two *Kiddushim*: the customary one after *Musaf*, and an additional one inserted between the conclusion of *Shachrit* and the *Keriat HaTora*. This latter one serves to mark the anniversary of the founding of ‘Ets Haim’, a venerable institution, which for centuries, was responsible for providing the community with a Jewish education. Established in 1637, Ets Haim’s foundation actually predates the unifying of the three formerly independent Portuguese congregations of Amsterdam into one single community, KK Talmud Torah.For both of the *Kiddushim*, as on every *Mo’ed,* the *Snogeiros* gather in the ‘Mahamad’ where one of their number is invited to lead the gathering in what is always a rousing rendition of these two verses from the book of Isaiah. Shabbat Shalom and Mo’adim Lesimcha.שנשמע בשורות טובותPlease like and share.