Why Jews Toast L’Chaim (To Life): The origin of raising a glass of wine together
Discover the history and significance of the custom to raise a cup of wine with well-wishes of L’Chaim to one another.
| Switch to Video |
© Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with Chabad.org's copyright policy.
More in this section
Join the Discussion
Cara
July 7, 2018
Wonderful way of explaining why we say L’Chaim - Taylor is a great teacher! Reply
David H. Leopold
Kauai
June 24, 2016
To a long life
L'chiam from Kauai,Hawaii.
Reply
David Leopold
Kauai, Hawaii
July 9, 2018
in response to David H. Leopold:
I completely understand the explanation given by Rabbi Taylor and concur emphatically. For me saying L`Chaim (to life) reflects the positive meaning of uplifting the life of the toastee
.
Reply
Maybe Rowena's toast is the origin of the toeast 'iechyd da' [good health] in modern Welsh.
Marianne