Questions tagged [kiddush]
Sanctification of Shabbat or Holidays said over a cup of wine at the inception in the night. During the day Kidusha Rabba is recited which one only needs a Brocho on a cup of wine.
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Yom Tov, Women and Shechiyanu
On Yom Tov women light candles and make a shechiyanu. They may not answer אמן to their husband’s berachah of shechiyanu at kiddush because that would be a hefseik in the woman’s kiddush. Alternatively,...
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Opinions concerning using other beverages for kiddush and "cups of blessing"
What are the major rabbinic opinions today concerning the suitability of substituting another beverage for wine (or grape juice) for kiddush and other "cups of blessing," e.g., havdalah or Passover ...
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Why is mevushal wine good enough for kiddush, but not good enough for avoda zara?
So the reason why we use mevushal (cooked) wine is that it's seen as a wine inferior and incapable of being offered to an idol (Shulchan Aruch, YD 123). I understand why one can drink mevushal wine in ...
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Why is so much importance attached to Mevarchim haChodesh (the blessing of the coming month)?
For example, in many shuls, there is a "Shabbos Mevarchim" kiddush, and I know of many people who try extra hard to be in shul that week (like it's parshas zachor or something). Is there any reason ...
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Bringing in Yom Tov Sheni early
The Ben Ish Hai Parshat Bamidbar Din 2 holds it is permissible (and even recommended in Bagdhad), to bring in the second day of Shavuot early -- to daven and to make kiddush while it is still daytime ...
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Why do people say a half-verse as part of shabbos morning kiddush?
I have seen people make kiddush shabbos morning by only stating the following
עַל-כֵּן, בֵּרַךְ יְהוָה אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת--וַיְקַדְּשֵׁהוּ
Which is half of the verse in Shemos 20:10. I realize ...
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Hefsek between netilat yadayim and hamotzi
I have been in situations where most everyone follows the common minhag of washing after kiddush before hamotzi, whereas, unless it is minhag avot for my host, I wash beforehand. '
This has prompted ...
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Cookies for kiddush
Many people, including Chabad, eat cookies before shacharis which raises a question about kiddush asked here. I understand that they do this because cookies don't count as a seudah.1 The flip side of ...
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Why does Chabad not do Kiddush before Davening?
The custom in Chabad is to eat Mezonos before Davening (to enable one to daven later and meditate on Hashem).
The only reason we don't do kiddush before davening is because "the time didn't come yet" ...
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Shiur for kiddush rabba mezonos
When we make kiddush rabba with mezonos before having a real meal with bread, is there a shiur for how much mezonos a person should eat in order for it to be yotzei kiddush? Does it matter whether the ...
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Making Kiddush/Havdala if I did not keep Shabbos
Lately I have stopped being fully Shomer Shabbos, spending Shabbos afternoons in the bedroom surfing the internet on my phone and texting non-Jewish friends. My wife and children think I'm sleeping ...
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Does kidush bimkom s'uda need to be before the s'uda?
Anyone fulfilling his obligation of hearing kidush must eat a meal (or a nominal meal) at the same time and in the same place. There are details ‐ see Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 273 — but ...
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Making a bracha for someone else, can then use for one's self?
Consider the following 2 situations:
Reuvan is unable to make kiddush and has asked Shimon (who already made kiddush for himself) to make kiddush for him (Reuvan).
Shimon, however, says he can't ...
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What is the correct wine for kiddush in accordance with all the poskim.?
I have heard of mevushal not being used for kiddush. Now most wine labels indicate whether the wine is mevushal. But are there other things to be concerned about?
The following are halakhic concerns ...
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Why do some synagogues offer kidush and others not?
Some (orthodox) synagogues in the United States offer kidush after Shabas-morning services every week; others do not.
Is this division roughly along 'type' of synagogue? For example, do most Young ...
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Who doesn't make Kiddush from 6-7pm?
From this question I learned that "many" people don't make Kiddush between 6-7pm.
Who does this? Is this primarily a Lubavitch Minhag? If so, among Lubavitchers, how prevalent is it?
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time for shacharit and eating before this time
When is the obligation for Shacharit? Is this what is considered the morning?
Is it dawn (alot hashachar), or the earliest time for tallit and tefillin, or sunrise (netz), or the latest time for ...
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eating before kiddush
Is there any time in the early morning on Shabbat in which I can eat and drink something without any question of it being considered eating before davening and kiddush? For example, at 3, 4, or 5 o'...
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Leishev Basukkah before Shehechiyanu or after?
According to my minhag: on the first night of Sukkos by Kiddush, Leishev Basukkah [לישב בסכה] is said before the bracha of Shehechiyanu [שהחינו]. On the second night, however, Shehechiyanu is said ...
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Washing for bread before Kiddush. Convenient for sukkos?
There is a custom followed by Jews of German extraction to wash for Hamotzi before making Kiddush. See OC 271 (12) MB{61}. This is very convenient for those who have an outside sukka and don’t want ...
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Yom tov kiddush tune
There's a popular tune used for kidush on the nights of the shalosh r'galim. (It's available on YouTube (but ignore the "shehechiyanu" part of that recording).)
What's its origin?
Does it have the ...
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How can we use grape juice instead of wine?
There are many rituals for which we use wine. I would think that wine means a fermented grape product, or at least a fermented fruit product. On what basis do so many people use grape juice instead of ...
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Eating after Kiddush Friday Night without Motzi?
In many synagogues, it is common to have an informal food gathering after services on Shabbat morning. This is very rarely, if ever, done Friday night. On Shabbat morning the way it's done is usually ...
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Early Shabbos during 9 days
Is it permitted to bring in Shabbos early during the 9 days and make Kiddush? I know that the prevailing custom for Havdallah is to do it over something other than wine, but obviously this cannot be ...
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How does one proceed at a stand-up Kiddush?
How does one proceed at a Kiddush where the one making Kiddush can sit down but everyone else stands? The cake is not covered before kiddush. In every case attendees make a brocho before eating or ...
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Source of shabbat evening kiddush text?
The beginning of the shabbat evening kiddush (vayehi erev, vayehi boker, yom hashishi...) is from Bereshit, 1:31 ff. Where does the second part (khi hu yom tehilah lemikraei kodesh...) come from? Is ...
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Drinking the wine that spills over the cup during Kiddush
There is a widespread custom among the Jewish people to fill up their kiddush cup to the point that it overflows. This overflowing of wine symbolizes Hashems blessing overflowing in our lives. I was ...
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What if Kiddush was forgotten on Leil Shabbat?
Suppose Kiddush were forgotten on Leil Shabbat. Would a person be allowed or even required to do Tashlumin and then recite Kiddush during the daytime since it was missed the previous night?
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Why do we cover the challot on Shabbos?
The answer I learned growing up was that "we don't want to embarrass the bread because we are first making kiddush" or some variation thereof. I later learned that is a zecher for the ma'n which fell ...
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Kiddush on Bread: When to Wash?
Many (most?) rishonim, with the notable exception of the Rabbeinu Tam, hold that if there is no wine (or if you prefer bread) then you can make kiddush, on Shabbos/Yom Tov evening, with bread.
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Askinu Seudasa and Azamer Bishvachin before Kiddush
There is a variety of placement in siddurim which include Askinu Seudasa and Azamer Bishvachin. Some (Tefila Yeshara, Artscroll if memory serves correctly) put both before Kiddush. Some (Tehilas ...
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Kiddush BeRov 'Am
Does BeRov 'Am Hadrath Melech (the King's glory is in the multitudes, ie., the more people praise HaShem together, the more glorious it is for Him) apply to making Kiddush? I've heard it said so ...
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Singing part of kidush with the leader
Some people, although listening to another's kidush (Friday night), sing part of it along with him: specifically (in my experience), the lines starting "ki vanu vacharta" when recited with this tune. ...
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Minimum amount required to drink when making Kiddush on Liquor [duplicate]
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Minimum Shi'ur for Kiddush on liquor
What is the minimum Shi'ur that one is required to consume when making Kiddush on liquor?
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Minimum Shi'ur for Kiddush on liquor
What is the minimum Shi'ur (volume) of a cup required for making Kiddush on liquor? Is there a smaller amount required than there is for wine?
What is the minimum Shi'ur of the liquor that one is ...
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Kiddush between 6 and 7 o'clock - Which clock?
Many people hold that one should not make kiddush on Shabbos between the hours of 6 and 7. (Sources: Shulchan Aruch Harav and Taamei Haminhagim, (who, in turn, bring a Maharil, a Magen Avraham, and a ...
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Does everyone have to drink the Kiddush wine?
When making Kiddush, does everyone who is yotzei have to drink the wine or grape juice, or is merely hearing it enough?
In my experience, it appears that Friday nights everyone is careful to drink, ...
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Flexibility in choice of verses for morning Kiddush
The morning Kiddush on Shabbat and holidays consists of one or more Torah verses followed by the blessing on the wine (or perhaps other beverage). I have seen in print and in practice various ...
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Where is the text of Friday night Kiddush from?
There is a fairly uniform text for Kiddush Friday night. There are some differences between the Ashkenazi and Sfardi versions, but they are mostly very similar.
What is the source for the text? As ...
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Should a man say Shehecheyanu when lighting Yom Tov candles?
In a situation when a man will both be lighting the Yom Tov candles and making Kiddush, when should he make Shehecheyanu?
Do we say only when lighting candles, since that is when the women say it ...
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Are disposable cups allowed for Kiddush or Havdalah?
If one doesn't have a non-disposable cup or becher available, can s/he use a disposable cup? Are there any specific types (plastic, styrofoam, paper...) of disposable cups allowed, or is any cup okay ...
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Saying VaYhi Erev VaYehi Voker before Kiddush Friday night
The Minhag that many people have is to start Kiddush Friday night with VaYehi Erev VaYehi Voker before saying Yom HaShishi.
I heard that HaRav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal did not say VaYehi Erev VaYehi ...
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Kiddush cup: stemmed or not?
Is there any reason behind whether people use a stemmed kiddush cup or not? Does it have to do with minhag? Kabbalah?
I would have thought that some people who have a minhag to put their palm under ...
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What makes a wine valid for Kiddush?
Where do we draw the line to define what drinks are valid to do Kidush (Shabbat)?
Does it matter if it says so on the bottle?
I saw that some bottle say "valid for kiddush" or something like this. I ...
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Is it permitted to make kiddush before Torah reading on Shabbat?
I know it's acceptable to have kiddush before Mussaf. Is it acceptable to have kiddush after the kaddish shalem of Shacharit but before the sefer Torah is taken out to be read?
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Why fill the glass all the way to the top?
Why is it that when people make kiddush/havdallah they insist on filling up the cup all the way to the top, sometimes till it overflows just a little? Is this a documented minhag/custom etc...?
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Women Making Kiddush
Let's say a husband and wife are alone on Friday night or on Shabbos day. Can the wife make kiddush for herself and her husband?
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Covering the Cake During Kiddush
Many times there is cake, cookies or various other foods out on the table during Kiddush. Is it necessary to cover them (as I sometimes see people do)? Would it make a difference if the cake is going ...
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What sort of covering is required for Challa and cake while making Kiddush?
The Halacha is that we cover the Challa / Cake while we make Kiddush in order not to embarass it (Talmud Yerushalmi as quoted by the Tur, Orach Chaim 271) as we are not making Hamotzi / Mezonos first. ...
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Making Kiddush/Havdalah Twice
Is it okay to say kiddush or havdalah twice in order to be Motzi someone else (e.g. wife)?
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