Wine Substitutes For Kiddush
When making Kiddush or Havdala, what can be substituted for wine or grape juice if there is none? What other alcoholic beverages (חמר מדינה) can be used? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the possible alternatives.
Wine Substitutes For Kiddush: Wine Substitutes For Kiddush
For kiddush on Shabbat morning, for havdala, and certain other rituals, you can substitute חמר מדינה (“the wine substitute of the locality”) for wine or grape juice.
In this series, we will survey the opinions of the poskim defining what beverages can be substituted for wine.
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.