<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I wonder if everyone agrees with the Machstzis Hashekel, i.e., would everyone agree that if you hold like the Taz the you can make kiddush on it?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I was startled by the conclusion until I realized that "their minhag" refers to their own minhag, the the minhag of the Rebbes mentioned in the previous sentence. Still odd though, surely this is a psak halacha not a minhag.<br><br>--<div>Daniel M. Israel</div><div><a href="mailto:dmi1@cornell.edu">dmi1@cornell.edu</a></div></div><div><br>On Aug 15, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Professor L. Levine via Avodah <<a href="mailto:avodah@lists.aishdas.org">avodah@lists.aishdas.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<strong>Q. I often see people make <em>Kiddush</em> Shabbos day on a small shot glass of schnapps. Isn’t this an issue, since they are using less than a
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<p>A. The Taz (OC 210:1) writes that if one drinks an entire shot glass of schnapps in one sip, they are required to recite a
<em>bracha achrona</em> (<em>Borei Nifashos</em>). Although on other beverages one only recites a
<em>bracha achrona</em> if one drinks a full <em>revi’is</em>, Taz maintains that a shot glass of schnapps is equivalent to a
<em>revi’is</em> of other drinks. This is because schnapps is strong and most people are unable to drink more than this amount in one sip. The Machtzis HaShekel (272:6) points out that following the logic of the Taz, one should be permitted to recite
<em>Kiddush</em> Shabbos day on a shot glass of schnapps.</p>
<p>Most <em>poskim</em> disagree with the Taz. The Magen Avrohom (190:4), Chayei Adam (6:18), Mishnah Berurah (190:14), Aruch Hashulchan (483:3) all require a
<em>revi’is</em> of schnapps for <em>Kiddush</em>. However, if one cannot by themselves drink a
<em>m’lo lugmav</em> (half a <em>revi’is</em>, the mandatory minimum) of schnapps, they may share with others.</p>
<p>Piskei Teshuvos (289:note 88) lists many Chasidishe Rebbes (including the Chozeh from Lublin and the Yid HaKodesh) who held that the
<em>halacha</em> follows the Taz. They insisted on making <em>Kiddush</em> Shabbos morning on a shot glass of schnapps to emphasize this point. Everyone should follow their
<em>minhag</em>.</p>
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