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is there any reason behind the fact to used a stemmed kiddush cup or not ? minhag ? kabbalah ? also it seems unsteady to use a stemmed cup if you hold it in the palm (if it's your minhag)

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ive never heard of anyone using a stemmed kiddush cup – Артём Царионов Jul 6 '11 at 23:07
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for example haGaon Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita : theyeshivaworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cbe.jpg – Frank Jul 7 '11 at 8:53
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I was told by a prominent North American posek that stemmed cups are an American trend that was all but unheard of in Europe of old, especially considering the preferable orientation of one's palm under the cup for mystical reasons.

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Do you have a source for said orientation's mystical reasons? – Seth J Jan 17 at 20:47
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Aside from a lack of source, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov used a stemmed cup. As a matter of opinion, I find a stemmed cup to be very uncomfortable to hold in any position. – mochin rechavim Mar 12 at 15:55
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe's (as well as his father's) cup didn't have a stem.

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Do you have a source for this? – Adam Mosheh May 16 at 5:32
There are pictures of both. – Shmuel Brin May 16 at 6:08
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