Questions tagged [grapes-wine]
halachos and customs applicable to grapes & wine
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Whats the reasoning behind יין פגום?
There is an halacha called יין פגום (mentioned in Pesachim 106a and Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 182) where if I drank a cup of wine for Kiddush or Birkat Hamazon and didn't finish all of it, I ...
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Kiddush on Grape Juice Jello
May one use grape juice or wine that was turned into Jello for Kiddush? Does concentration matter, for example, if the cup was already full of wine, and a bit of jello was added?
I saw a related ...
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On the relative densities of liquids
The Mishna, Shabas chapter 19, describes beating wine with oil (to make a healing ointment for a circumcision) as something that can be done a day in advance and therefore may not be done on Shabas. ...
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What steps in the winemaking process must be performed by Jews for the wine to be kosher?
It is my understanding that Kosher Wine has to be made by Jews. Fair enough, but what steps/stages must specifically be performed by Jews?
Is the vineyard required to be owned by one of the faith? ...
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How much are we allowed to dilute wine?
We must drink wine for kiddush, even four cups for Pessah. The Sages said "En simchah ella bebassar ve-yayin -- There is no rejoicing except with meat and wine".
But there are plenty of ...
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Blessing on wine in "sheva brachos" without minyan at chuppah
In the absence of a minyan at the wedding (chuppah), some poskim offer to read from all 7 "Sheva Brachos" only the last one - "Asher Bara". However, isn't it necessary in this case ...
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Machshirin and being satisfied with wetting
Mishnah Machshirin 3:3 explains that a loaf of bread which is placed over the top of a wine cask and absorbs wine fumes is considered hechsher. But why is this the case, because there is no reason to ...
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Diagram showing the place where the wine offerings of the whole year collected and its relationship to the altar in the Temple
Gemoro Sukkah 49a refers to the “shittin”.
In the Temple, there was a a narrow shaft that was formed on the west side of the gap between the ramp and the altar.
Rashi on 'בין כבש למזבח' says:
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Where are the regions Kerutim & Hatoulim, mentioned in the Mishna as having the best wine grapes, located on a map?
I have not been able to find these locations that are mentioned in the Mishna. I came across this quote:
The Mishna also (Menahot, 8, 6) points to the regions where the best
wine-making grapes were ...
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Why does the Jerusalem Talmud speak of only white wine grapes being offered at the temple?
According to Asaph Goor, the Jerusalem Talmud, Bikkurim, chapter 1, Halacha 3, contains a discussion on the question of the propriety of vine offerings to the Temple. It strictly enjoins that only ...
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Why is red wine prescribed for Seder, and what does it represent?
I have not seen specific references describing what the red wine represent in the Seder, and why the red wine is preferred. I know Moses did not write about it, but the tradition of the cup developed ...
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Ice in kiddush wine/grape juice to cool it. What halachic issues would be involved and what are the views?
On a hot shabbos, I would like to put some ice into my kiddush wine/grape juice to cool it. What halachic issues would be involved and what are the views?
1] Does the solid ice contribute to the ...
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Grape juice vs. Diluted Wine
Here it mentions that it is better to mix wine and grape juice than to have plain grape juice. How about mixing water with wine; is the diluted wine still more preferable for kiddush and havdalah? (...
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R’ Hurewitz’s response to prof. Louis Ginzburg about grape juice [closed]
Does anybody know where I can find R’ Hurewitz’s response to prof. Louis Ginzburg about grape juice?
Thanks!
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Today's reason of wine prohibition
I can understand that in the old days non-Jewish people used to make wine for worshipping or that wine was the main alcoholic beverage and drinking a wine made by non-jews would require some ...
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When it comes to the handling of (non-Mevushal) Kosher wine, what defines "handling" by a non-observant Jew in the prohibition? [closed]
We are warned that when handling a non-Mevushal Kosher wine that it must only be handled by shabbat observant Jews.
My question relates to the halachic definition of "handling" and what that ...
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Best raisins to make raisin wine for kiddush?
Raisin wine.
SO O Ch 272 (6) quotes the Tur to say
יין צמוקים מקדשים עליו (והוא שיש בהן לחלוחית קצת בלא שרייה) (טור):
Kiddush may be recited over raisin wine (provided some moisture can be
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Why Cyprus Wine?
One of the ingredients in the Ketores is Cypress Wine - יין קפריסין. Although the Gemara (Kerisus 6a) notes that pungency is the reason for using the wine, why does the Almighty specifically want ...
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Pouring wine into a pagum/used cup in order to reuse the wine inside
I heard that after drinking from the kiddish cup, in order to reuse the wine left over which is pagum, we pour some wine into the cup from the bottle it before pouring the wine in the cup back into ...
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Is there a distinction between משתה and משתה יין?
Throughout the Megillah, the term משתה is consistently used to refer to feasts (ex. 1:3,5,9; 2:18). Rashi on Esther 5:4 writes:
אֶל הַמִּשְׁתֶּה. כָּל סְעוּדָה נִקְרֵאת עַל שֵׁם הַיַּיִן שֶׁהוּא ...
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Does the Yerushalmi mention drinking wine on Friday after bathing
Related to this question. The Otzar Yad Chaim in the picture below quotes the Bartenura who mentions a minhag to drink until tipsy before going to shul Friday night.
The seffer then says the ...
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Did Bartenura really mention this minhag?
There is a quote making the social media rounds which claims the Bartenura mentions a minhag he witnessed on his way to Jerusalem where people would drink wine before going to shul on Friday night.
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When to make kiddush at a Seder with no wine?
What is one supposed to do on Seder night if he has no wine (nor chamar medinah if that’s relevant) at all?
On a regular Friday night one would make kiddush on bread under these circumstances (...
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Why can't non-grape fruit juice be a substitute for wine? [duplicate]
We are enjoined to drink wine in many rituals (Kiddush, Pessah, etc.). The Shulchan Aruch says grape juice may be substituted. But, presumably no other fruit juice may be used (unless grapes cannot be ...
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Does the halacha require that even someone who does not like meat and wine must consume them on Yom Tov?
An often-quoted line, usually preceded by the words "The Sages said", is:
"En simchah ella be-bassar ve-yayin -- There is no rejoicing except with meat and wine."
I can't find it worded this way in ...
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Why not say סברי before the blessing on wine at a wedding ceremony?
The Rema in O Ch 174(8) says
ויאמר סברי רבותי ר"ל סוברים אתם לצאת בברכה זו ולא יאמר ברשות רבותי
(מו) וכן כל מקום שמברכין על היין משום ברכת היין שבתוך הסעודה אין
אומרים ברשות אלא סברי מטעם ...
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Blessing Over Kiddush Covering Future Drinks
This past Shabbat, my Rabbi's father-in-law was over and they disagreed over whether or not to say a blessing.
After Shacharit, my Rabbi said kiddush over wine, ate mezonot, and then (as always) ...
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Three faceted blessing after public kiddush on Friday night
Fortunately I had the honour on multiple occasions to do public kiddush on Friday nights in different synagogues. A few of them were keen on asking me to recite the three faceted blessing after it, ...
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Is white wine permitted between 6 and 7 o'clock?
This answer references the possibility that there is a distinction between red and white wine for those that are careful not to make kiddush between 6 and 7 o'clock. Are there any sources that mention ...
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Abstaining from meat and wine until shabbas Nachamu
I remember seeing somewhere that there was a minhag not to eat meat or drink wine until shabbas nachamu. Where can I find this minhag mentioned?
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Why does my bottle of Kosher grape juice say that it's 'for sacramental purposes only'?
I recently noticed that the bottle of Kedem Kosher grape juice that I purchased has a notice on the label which reads 'FOR SACRAMENTAL PURPOSES ONLY'.
I assume this means that it's being sold to be ...
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Nozir who completes his vow: why different permissions in written Torah and Mishna.
A nozir is forbidden grape products, haircutting and to become tomei from a dead body.
After successful conclusion of his nezirus, he goes through a process ending with the waving of his korban as ...
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Would one be allowed to suck or squeeze the juice directly out of grapes into his mouth during the 9 days?
The commonly accepted custom is not to drink grape juice during the nine days, like wine.
Would one be allowed to suck or squeeze the juice directly out of the grapes into his mouth?
Would it make a ...
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Non-kosher wine and Rabbi Natan Shapiro's Sefer Yayin Ha-Meshumar
In this shiur on Stam Yayin and Yayin Nesech (standard wine of gentiles and idol-worshipper's wine, respectively), the Ben Ish Chai is cited as referring to Rav Natan Shapiro's work "Yayin Ha-Meshumar"...
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Kiddush on grape juice that's pasteurized or has added sulfites
I'm working on a piece for a Sefer my Kollel is putting out on the topic of making Kiddush on grape juice that's pasteurized or has sulfites added (primarily based on שו"ת מנחת שלמה חלק א סימן ד, ...
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Blessing over a wine-water mix
Someone I know likes to mix (commercial) grape juice or wine with water or seltzer and drink the result. Of course, the first of those two ingredients normally requires "hagafen" and "al hagefen", ...
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Why is alcohol not prohibited?
I came across a post on Mi Yodea about the Torah approach to alcohol and a lot of it seems pretty negative. For example, Brachot 40a - 'grapes cause sorrow to the world', Yoma 76 - wine is called יין ...
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How much alcohol does one need to consume in order to be halachically drunk or intoxicated?
How much alcohol does one need to consume in order to be halachically drunk or intoxicated?
A Kohen can't do any avoda or bless the Israelites after consuming a certain sum of wine. Another problem ...
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what is "מְזִיגַת הַכּוֹס" ("pouring a drink")
what is "mezigas hakos" ("pouring a drink/cup")
does it mean?:
any drink or
only wine or
only pouring water in the wine
sources please
(specifically in these cases:
Issurei-Biah-21-5
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For how long must a vessel be left open for it to be considered "Megulah"?
One was not permitted to drink liquids that were left uncovered.
Some (like the Vilna Gaon: גלוי אסור אף שאין נחשים מצוים
בינינו. והוא ז״ל היה נזהר מאד
מאד בדבר) was stringent even in countries ...
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Bentching with wine on the table [duplicate]
If one is not benching on a Kos is it forbidden to do so if a bottle of wine is not removed from the table?
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Can an Atheist pour my wine?
Edited -- Thank you all for the helpful comments.
Can an avowed non-Jewish atheist pour my non-mevushal wine for me?
Can I share a bottle of wine with him/her?
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"Non-Kosher" wine vs. Other "non-kosher foods"
If I have a cup/plate/utensil and I put/use non-kosher meat in/with it, or make/place a forbidden mixture of milk and meat in it, I will have a problem with the future use of that cup (I know, the ...
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Bircas Hamazon exempts al hagefen
When one makes kiddush friday night then has a meal afterwards, they don't make an al hagefen on the wine/grape juice that they drank by kiddush. This is because (from what I always heard/understood) ...
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How is wine; a fermented beverage, permitted on Passover?
As any of you who have made wine (or other alcoholic drinks) know, yeast is essential in the fermentation of alcoholic beverage. So how can we drink wine on Pesach, more than this it's an essential ...
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Is all kosher wine automatically kosher for Passover?
What could make a kosher wine not kosher for Passover?
The o-u site has a page saying, "Kosher for Passover ONLY when bearing special certification" (https://oukosher.org/product-search/ do a search ...
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Non-grape based replacement for the Daled Kosos?
I have a family member who absolutely refuses to drink products made from grapes - wine, grape juice, etc. - because it "makes them feel strange (and tired)."
During Shabbos they usually either have ...
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Why don't we raise the fourth kos during Hallel?
Ta'amei HaMinhagim 544 says that we raise our cup from "Lefichach" to the end of Maggid in light of the Gemara in Erchin (11a): "How do we know that we only say Shirah on wine? As it says, 'The grape ...
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Wine made/handled by Bnei Noach
Inspired by this question.
Is wine made or handled by a Ben Noach, a righteous non-Jew, kosher? There should be no problem with the wine being used for avodah zarah, since the Ben Noach believe in ...
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Throwing away leftover kiddush wine
In keeping with the general rule that mitzvah objects, including comestibles, be discarded respectfully (as well as possibly baal tashchis), how should one get rid of leftover kiddush wine? It's not ...
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