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Yom Kippur that falls on Shabbat - Kiddush for the kids?
Specifically regarding a situation where one has young children who eat on Yom Kippur - is it a good idea, an obligation, forbidden, or a variable custom to make a proper Friday night for them, with ...
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Must I follow suit and stand for Kiddush?
There are different customs whether to stand or sit during Kiddush. Even those who stand for all/part of Friday Night Kiddush, many sit for the Shabbos Day Kiddush.
I have observed a common trend to ...
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Is one ever ALLOWED to make Kidush before Shacharis?
I know that he doesn't NEED to make Kidush, but if one must eat before Shacharis, is he ALLOWED to make Kiddush?
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Drinking water before Shacharis when one did not make Kidush the night before
If one did not make Kidush by night, can he drink water the next morning before Shacharis without making Kidush first?
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Kiddush without a se'udah
If one makes kiddush and its not followed by a meal the Michaber (Siman 273:3) rules that he is not yotzie kiddush. My question is; does he mean that he is not yotzie even on a biblical level? Or that ...
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Old wine for Kiddush!
People go in search for the best a.k.a. oldest wine for Shabbat but is there any halachic basis for it? Other than Oneg Shabbat?
In other words, is there any halachic source for using wine that is ...
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When/where/how did weekly "kiddush" become the norm? [duplicate]
At the typical American synagogue -- and most in Europe as well, at this point I think -- it's expected that after the Shabbos morning prayers, there will be "kiddush", but people don't sit ...
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Kiddush as the second meal on Shabbat
It's common in some synagogues I go to to have a large kiddush with mezonot after Musaf, and then a large meal in the early afternoon. My questions are:
First, does this fulfill the mitzvah of three ...
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Shabbat Blessings Question
My family is Christian but we are trying to observe Shabbat following the Jewish traditions.
I am struggling to get an understanding of exactly how this is done.
I know that you have the Kiddush, ...
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Why in Beresheit 2:2 (and Kidush) we switch between מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ and מִכׇּל־מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ?
I've always had this question regarding the pasuk in Beresheit 2:2 which which we also say at kidush which says,
"וַיְכַ֤ל אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י מְלַאכְתּ֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה ...
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Problems with Women Making Kiddush in Public?
I read in Shulchan Aruch that a woman can make kiddush for a man, but it seems to me that there's a kol isha issue with doing so publicly, i.e. at a table at a shul or large gathering. Are there any ...
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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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Making the blessing on wine for two people on shabbat morning, but only one needs kiddush
In general, I cannot say borei pri hagafen on behalf of another, if I'm not also drinking wine and making the blessing for myself as well. (Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 213:2)
One exception to this ...
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Why is there no havdallah when going from Yom Tov into Shabbat?
When Yom Tov begins on Motza'ei Shabbat, havdallah is included in the Yom Tov Kiddush. However, when Shabbat follows a Friday Yom Tov, there is no Havdallah included in the Friday night Kiddush.
Why ...
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Why is "Vayechulu" said 3 times on Leil Shabbat?
I'm curious about the specific number 3 here. Is there a reason or "meaning" (such as from Zohar, etc.) as to why Vayechulu (Breishit 2:1-3) is said 3 times on Friday night (a non-Yom-Tov one)?
In ...
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Can kiddush be made in the shul?
I've been to a few shuls on Shabbat morning where the rabbi recites Kiddush in the shul from the bimah. After that, the congregation proceeds to the Kiddush room to eat. Is this halachically ...
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Holding ones cup while someone is reciting Kiddush for you
I have seen many people holding their cup of wine while the host (or a chosen person) recites Kiddush for them. What is the explanation for holding ones cup?
Sources if possible.
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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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Men making Kiddush (Shabbos day) for women after eating at shul
Women and men are both equally chayiv in kiddush, at least on shabbos. Additionally there is a commonly known rule that a non obligated person (or obligated on a lower level) cannot fulfill a mitzvah ...
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Challah on table while reciting Shabbat kiddush
We are always careful to have the Challah in the Shabbat table when we are going to recite kiddush Friday night (covered of course). Where is this requirement noted?
And is it also required on ...
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Why ask guest to make kiddush?
In my limited experiences in Baltimore and Lakewood, it seems hosts often ask guests if they would like to "make their own kiddush" with a separate cup of wine. Is there a reason why guests wouldn't ...
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Water to prevent dehydration before kiddush on Shabbos morning?
The halocho is that after davenning on Shabbos morning, it is forbidden to drink water until one has made kiddush. See dinonline.
Consider the following situation: one has davenned on a warm Shabbos ...
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Can someone, who has not yet taken on Shabbos, recite the Friday night kiddush (before sunset) for someone else who has already taken on Shabbos?
Can someone, who has not yet taken on Shabbos, recite the Friday night kiddush (before sunset) for someone else who has already taken on Shabbos, [without the former intending to take on Shabbos with ...
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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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Why does one need to give the kiddush wine to a minor when saying Kiddush in shul?
O.C. 269:1 (Sefaria translation in English):
It is the custom to recite Kiddush in the synagogue, however, the one
who recites does not taste the wine of Kiddush but gives it to a minor
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How high of a priority should one place on making kiddish before chatzot on Shabbos?
For example, if the minyan finishes after chatzot yom, is it permitted or proper do daven b'yachidus in order to make kiddush before chatzot, or is it better to daven with the minyan, and hear/make ...
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Where did the idea of a shul kiddush come from
In many communities I have been in around the world after mussaf on shabbat there is often a 'kiddush'. This consists of the Rav of the shul (or some other designee) who makes kiddush and food is ...
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Do German Ashkenazim sit or stand during kiddush?
Do German Ashkenazim sit or stand for kiddush and is the custom the same in the evening and day and for Shabbas and yontif?
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Why the different wording between Shabbat Kiddush and zemirot?
In Leil Shabbat Kiddush we see the phrase:
תחילה למקראי קודש
Loose translation (mine): "The start of the holy callings (i.e. holy days)"
But in the Shabbat lunchtime somg Yom Ze Mechubad, we see ...
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Why are different terms used for "remembrance" of creation?
At the end of the Magen Avot prayer, commonly recited in shul Friday night, the last few words end in the phrase,
לעם מדושני עונג זכר למעשה בראשית
However, in the nighttime Kiddush, the phrase is:...
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Becoming Bar Mitzvah on Shabbas but made early kiddush
A child once they become Bar/Bas Mitzvah is now an adult and is obligated in all the mitzvos (assuming they've reached physical maturity). In the case where they became Bar Mitzvah on Shabbas (Friday ...
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Is there any reason to drink wine at kiddush if it is not from the cup used for the blessing?
In view of the answers given to questions here and here, is there any reason to drink wine at kiddush if you are not drinking from the cup of blessing? (For instance, could the fact that you said "...
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Hearing kiddush from someone who mumbles [closed]
If one is invited to someones house on shabbat and they are being yotzeh kiddush with someone they know mumbles the words ,but they can't make their own kiddush for whatever reason (only enough wine ...
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Being yotzei kiddush when the host doesn't pass [duplicate]
If I am a guest at a big Shabbos dinner at which the host makes kiddush out loud at the head of the table, but does not pass wine from his cup or bottle, what should I do in order to be yotzei the ...
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Does adding a bit of red wine to white wine change the resulting drinks' status vis-a-vis kiddush?
There are various opinions regarding the acceptance of white wine for kiddush. My question is, if say one has a full bottle of white, if they pour a cup that is majority white (80%+), but are able to ...
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Difference between men and women regarding drinking water before the day kidush
In Chukas Hanoshim of the Ben Ish Hai chapter 43 (below) he writes that women cannot drink anything on Shabbos morning until kidush, but men can drink water before shachris.
What might be his ...
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Can you daven mincha & ma'ariv in shul after making making Kiddush at home on Shabbat eve?
Let's say that you are the only qualified Ba'al Tefilah in a small summer community that has just 1 shul. (Yes, it does happen!)
Shabbat starts late (around 8:15 PM, say). You have a disabled child ...
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Kiddush before coffee?
Commenting on the Shulchan Aruch in siman 289 which states that one may not taste anything before kiddush shabbos morning, except water, the Biur Halacha s.v. Chovas Kiddush writes that that it is ...
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Non-observant Jew making kiddush
Can a Jew who does not observe Shabbat say kiddush for others?
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On shabbos there are three meals. Why does the last meal not have the distinction of requiring kiddush?
If every meal on shabbos is a seudas mitzvah why does sudas shilshis not have the honor of having a kiddush?
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why is the order of kiddush different at night from the day?
multiple parts to this question...
At night time why do we mention the wine before the day? It would seem most appropriate that after making the bracha on the wine there should be no interruption ...
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Do some abridge the Shabbat evening Kiddush?
I came across this video from the IDF. The man leading the group leaves off the last verse of Shalom Aleichem.
He also omits sections of the last blessing of Kiddush, specifically
כי הוא יום תחלה
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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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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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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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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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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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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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