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  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Shabbos Morning Kiddush

Question: Is one obligated to make kiddusha rabba during Shabbos morning? Are there any opinions that provide heteirim for making kiddush after Chatzos Yom? Thanks in advance. Answer: We re… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals seudas shabbos
22/01/2019
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Amount of wine for Kiddush Rabba

Question: Can a person use a DIRABANAN (Rabbinic) shiur (measurement) for the Shabbat morning kiddush LCHATCHILLA? Instead of 4.7 ounce, use 3.5ounce? Answer: Yes, Kiddush on Shabbos morning is only… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
30/12/2018
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Kiddush on Shabbos morning

Question: I make kiddush for myself Shabbos morning before my husband is back from shul. However, I really would prefer not to eat mezonos food then. Can I drink extra… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush kiddush bmakom seuda
14/09/2018
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white grape juice kiddush

Question: Can someone use grape juice labeled as white but is actually a brown color for kiddush lichahillah on friday night? Answer: It seems to be controversial, because it isn’t… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
29/08/2018
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

When setting the table on Shabbos, is one permitted to make a fancy napkin presentation ?

Question: When setting the table on Shabbos with napkins, is one permitted to make a fancy napkin presentation rather than a simply fold? For example, to create a rose shape… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals seudas shabbos
25/07/2018
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Menu for Yom Tov

Question: Is there any way one can read read a menu or list that helps organize yom tov meals on yom tov? Answer: There are two potential reasons why a… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals business on shabbos Shabbos Yom Tov
15/05/2018
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retzeh

Question: מספר ארחות רבנו ח”א שכח רצה בסעודת שחרית אומרו בסעודה שלישית ט. ספר לי הגרח”ק שליט”א ששכח רצה בסעודת שחרית ושאל את מרן החזו”א זצוק”ל אם לחזור ולברך ואמר… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals bentching ritzei
08/05/2018
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Forgetting Ratzei on Shabbos

Question: If a person forgot to say Ratzei and they already began the next blessing, however they know with total certainly certainty that they will be eating another bread meal,… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals bentching ritzei
07/05/2018
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Being motzee someone in kiddush Shabbos day once they fulfilled their obligation

Question: I am learning hilchos kiddush and I came across a halacha that I never knew before. If a man on Shabbos day hears kiddush in shul and has mezonos… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush kiddush on shabbos
09/12/2017
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Minimum amount of beverage for Shabbos morning kiddush

Question: What is the minimum amount of beverage to be used for Shabbos morning kiddush? Does it have to be alcohol? Answer: It isn’t clear to me if you mean… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush Shabbos
08/11/2017
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Eating wheat cakes by kiddush on Shabbos

Question: Can I use crackers that are similar to rice cakes but instead made from puffed wheat for kiddush bemakom seudah. even though the berochah is haadomah but they are… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush bmakom seuda puffed wheat
29/10/2017
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Not singing Shalom Aleichem

Question: Hello. I asked my Rav if I could be Matir Neder singing Shalom Aleichem on Friday night thereby following Rav Yaakov Emden and the Chazon Ish who found it… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals Shabbos shalom aleichem
03/10/2017
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Chamar Medina

Question: Can Coca-Cola be used as chamar medina? What drinks are permitted to be used as chamar medina? I know that the rule is a beverage that one would serve… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush kiddush on beer
05/09/2017
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Making an early Shabbos

Question: I was once speaking to a huge talmid chacham, who has a vast knowledge of yedios hatorah but is not a Moreh Horeh, regarding making an early shabbos …. Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals early shabbos
30/07/2017
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Eggs on shabbat

Question: Why is it customary to eat eggs or egg salad on shabbat? Answer: As far as I know, the real custom is to eat a type of egg salad… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals eggs onions seudas shabbos
11/07/2017
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

hefsek in kiddush

Question: If one is listening to kiddush over whiskey, may one call out l’chaim after the person making kiddush says savri but before he makes the bracha shehakol or is… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush kiddusha raba Shabbos
04/07/2017
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Additions in bentching after Shabbos is over

Question: Should one continue to say all Shabbos additions to Birkas Hamazon during a Seudas Shlishis, if the time ending Shabbos has passed? Answer: Yes one should continue bentching even… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals bentching shalosh seudos
19/04/2017
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Challah that is Shalem

Question: If one puts the challah on top of a pot to keep warm and there is a screw sticking up on top of the pot. Can one stick the… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals lechem mishnah Shabbos
02/02/2017
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Eating the shabbos meal when one is sick

Question: If a person is r”l very sick on Shabbos, to the point that eating will cause him to vomit, should he simply refrain from eating? Answer: The shabbos meals… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals oneg shabbos seudas shabbos
11/01/2017
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Melaveh Malka when I am full

Question: Hi, If I generally eat seudah shlishis within about 30 min before shekiah, then go daven maariv less than an hour later, it’s likely that I’m not at all… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals melave malka shalosh seudos
07/01/2017
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Whiskey and pas are you yotza kiddush in the place of the meal

Question: If one made Kiddush Shabbos morning on whiskey, and drank a melo lugmav of it, and then he eats a kezayis of pas to nullify the bitter taste, he… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush bmakom seuda whiskey
21/12/2016
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

I davened Shabbos maariv instead of mincha, was I mekabel Shabbos

Question: A person came to shul on Friday afternoon to daven Mincha. By accident he started saying the Friday night S”E (Maariv) instead of the weekday Mincha. What should he… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals accepting Shabbos maariv mincha
22/11/2016
  • Shabbat prayers and Torah reading
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Fasting on shabbos

Question: One sees that the Mussaf prayer on Shabbos will be delayed and one will only get home/ have the opportunity to make Kiddush when it will be after chatzos… Read more »

Shabbat prayers and Torah reading The Shabbat routine and the meals
17/11/2016
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Eating bread for Melava Malka after eating other foods

Question: If one ate mezonos or fruits for the third Shabbos meal or melava malka (whether due to being lazy, or not having an appetite for bread, or being unable… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals bread melave malka
16/11/2016
  • Prayer (tefilla)
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Eating before davening Mussaf

Question: Is it ok to eat before davening mussaf? If a person had to leave shul early and won’t daven musaf until later is it okay to eat before? Is… Read more »

Prayer (tefilla) The Shabbat routine and the meals eating before davening mussaf
16/11/2016
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Is a cup that holds 2.9 ounces good enough for kiddush

Question: If on Friday night one made Kiddush using a cup that holds 2.9 or 3 oz., even though it is preferable to use 4 or so oz. on Friday… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush revi'is
30/10/2016
  • Shabbat eve
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Diluting grape juice

Question: Follow-up question to “diluting grape juice” – As I indicated in my original question, I had a safek if I was yotzi (though my feeling is that the Kiddush… Read more »

Shabbat eve The Shabbat routine and the meals
25/07/2016
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Two kiddushim combined

Question: We’re IY”H making a kiddush for our son’s bar mitzvah this Shabbos. Our neighbor wants to make a kiddush for his new baby girl this Shabbos as well. (The… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals
25/07/2016
  • Shabbat eve
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Diluting grape juice

Question: This past Shabbos, I was hearing Kiddush from someone who didn’t have much grape juice, so he diluted the grape juice with water. I know that this is problematic,… Read more »

Shabbat eve The Shabbat routine and the meals
25/07/2016
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals
  • Various questions on Passover

Drinking wine spilled from kiddush

Question: I know many people are makpid not to drink the wine spilled during the seder. Is there any source not to drink the wine that spills over from the… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals Various questions on Passover
20/07/2016
  • Shabbat eve
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

kiddush before maariv

Question: Is it OK to made/ hear Kiddush before Maariv, begin the seuda, then leave to daven Maariv and then come back to finish the seuda? I understand that the… Read more »

Shabbat eve The Shabbat routine and the meals
12/07/2016
  • Illnesses and medicine on Shabbat
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Shabbat

Question: I have a digestive condition whereby I am not allowed to eat within 4 hours of going to bed. If I don’t adhere to this now, I will end… Read more »

Illnesses and medicine on Shabbat The Shabbat routine and the meals
28/06/2016
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Kiddush on Shabbos morning

Question: If someone is making kiddush on a cup of grape juice on shabbos morning but does not want to drink most of it, and would rather be yotzei the… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush bmakom seuda kiddusha raba melo lugmav
13/05/2016
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Continuing Seuda Shlishis After Sunset

Question: If one desires to fulfill shalosh seudos by eating cake, fruit, or fish, is it necessary to stop eating them by shkia, or may one continue to eat them… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals seudah shlishis seudas shabbos shkiya
12/05/2016
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Eating Before Kiddush and Davening

Are there different opinions regarding the obligation to make kiddush shabbos morning before eating breakfast? If someone is perfectly capable of davening without eating, however their overall physical and mental… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals eating before davening kiddush
16/03/2016
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Spilled Kiddush Cup

If a person started out making Kiddush on a revi’is of wine, but it spilled in the process of making Kiddush and now he has less than a revi’is in… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals bracha kiddush Shabbos wine
29/06/2015
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Waiting for Kiddush

If a person follows the pious practice of not eating/ drinking outside the sukkah at all (on Sukkos), and right now he doesn’t have access to a sukkah (he will… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush seuda
29/06/2015
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Havdala Sitting or Standing

Dear Rabbi When making havdalah, is it best to stand or sit? Answer: There are varying customs, both are acceptable. One who has no custom in his family or community… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
22/06/2015
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Reciting Kidduch Twice

My husband would like to make kiddush for my housebound mother on Shabbos night on his way home from schul. (She’s unable to make it alone.) He doesn’t want to… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
17/06/2015
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Lechem Mishneh In Bag

Shalom, If a loaf being used for lechem mishnah is wrapped up or in a bag, is it best to remove it before using it? Thank you Answer: The Challah… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals bracha hefsek Shabbos
11/05/2015
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Wood Kiddush Cup

According to Sefardic halaha laws: does a kiddish cup need to be silver? can’t be made of wood? Answer: A kiddush cup can be made of wood or any other… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
18/02/2015
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Kiddush with Disposable Cup

Can one make kiddush using a plastic disposable cup? Also, can one use a shnapps cup with shnapps in it that’s less than reviis to make kiddush? Answer: It is… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
03/01/2015
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Adding Water to Grape Juice

Concerning grape juice (e.g., Kedem, Nature’s Own, etc…) that is used for Kiddush on Leyl Shabbos and Leyl Yom Tov (& consequently during the daytime meals). If after making Kiddush,… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
15/09/2014
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Passing on the Cup at Kiddush

HI, If you are a guest at a shabbos table and you are given a cup of wine, are you required to drink it or can you pass it to… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
08/05/2014
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Drinking Kiddush Wine on Trip

I am on a school trip to Israel and one school the rules is that you are not allowed to drink alcohol. When I stayed with another family during my… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
16/04/2014
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Mistakes in Shabbat Kiddush

In my shul the chazzan occasionally mistakenly skips words in the recital of the day Kiddush of Shabbos, he gets offended at my corrections. Am I obligated to correct him… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
24/02/2014
  • Passover seder
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Sensitivity to Wheat

Question: Dear Rabbi, I am diabetic, and do not eat wheat during the week for health reasons. I have become so sensitive to wheat that when I eat it on… Read more »

Passover seder The Shabbat routine and the meals allergy gluten
04/03/2013
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Coke and Beer for Kiddush

Hello a Rabbi here holds that coke is chamar medina to make kiddush on, what is the Rav’s opinion? Also is beer or whisky considered chamar medina? Answer: Although some… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
03/02/2013
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Kiddush and Meal before Davening

I have small children and sometimes they cannot wait for me to come home from shul to make kiddush and then eat. Is it permitted to make kiddush and have… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
16/12/2012
  • The Shabbat routine and the meals

Sources for Kiddush Bemakom Seudah

I just received an answer from you regarding why chazal mandated a meal to accompany kiddush in order to halachically fulfill the mitzvah of kiddush. I looked up the sources… Read more »

The Shabbat routine and the meals kiddush
11/12/2012
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