[Avodah] Common Kiddush Questions

[Prof. L. Levine]

>From the article at

https://ohr.edu/this_week/insights_into_halacha/5477

By Rabbi Yehuda Spitz.

One of, if not the most pivotal event in Jewish history, Mattan Torah, is prominently featured in this week’s parasha, Parashas Yisro. The fourth of the Aseres HaDibros, is the exhortation to remember and keep the Shabbos properly. In fact, the Gemara (Pesachim 106a) teaches us that ‘ Zachor es Yom HaShabbos lekadsho’[1]<https://ohr.edu/5477#_edn1> is not only the basis of our obligation to make Kiddush upon Shabbos’s entrance on Friday night, but also a support for making Kiddush on Shabbos day.

Yet, it seems that this is one of the most common halachic realms where we actively see different minhagim manifested. One family stands when making Kiddush, another sits, while a third does some sort of combination.[2]<https://ohr.edu/5477#_edn2> Additionally, another’s “minhag” preference might just depend on how tired or hungry one is. However, aside for the proper posturical preferences on how to make Kiddush, there are actual variations inherent in the words and actions of the Kiddush itself.

See the above URL for much more.

Professor Yitzchok Levine





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