[Avodah] Havdalah On Wine Motza'ei Shabbos Chazon

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://revach.net/article.php?id=602

Havdalah On Wine Motza'ei Shabbos Chazon - Steipler Gaon, Rav Shlomo 
Zalman Auerbach & ybc"l Rav Elyashiv

The Shulchan Aruch (OC 551:10) says you may drink wine for Havdalah 
during the nine days, while the Rema says we are machmir and give it 
to a child. The child who drinks the wine of Havdalah, says the 
Mishan Brura, must be over the age of Chinuch for the mitzva of 
Havdalah and below the age of Chinuch for aveilus of Yerushalayim. 
This would be between the ages of 6 and 9 according to the Chavos 
Ya'ir in Mekor Chaim or 10 according to the Mei'am Lo'eiz. The 
Steipler Gaon, Rav Yisroel Yaakov Kanievsky used to give wine to a 
Katan until the age of Bar Mitzva.

If there is no boy, points out Rav Elyashiv, do not give it to a 
girl. Most poskim hold if there is no child it is preferable to drink 
the wine yourself rather than make on beer.

Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach drank the wine himself even if there was a 
qualifying child available, since halachically it is not really a 
problem and the exact age of chinuch for havdalah and aveilus is not 
very clear.

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