Kiddush: Halacha of the Cup
Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the halachic requirements of the Kiddush cup. How large must it be? Does a chip or other defect make a cup unsuitable? And what does halacha have to say about the disposable plastic and paper cups that are so common today?
Kiddush: Halacha of the Cup: Kiddush: Halacha of the Cup
What is the minimum size for the cup used for kiddush (and other mitsvot like havdala the four cups during the Seder Night)?
What other requirements pertain to the cup for kiddush?
A source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain the sources.
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.