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# Many authorities say that one may not use grape juice for [[the Seder]], however, if one hates wine or will become ill, then there's is what to rely on to have grape juice. <ref> Mikrei Kodesh 2:35 (pg 130), Sh"t Chazon Ovadyah (in the note on pg 99-100), Halachos of [[Pesach]] (chapter 20, Sec B 5, pg 222) quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein rule that one doesn't fulfill חירות- having wine as a free man by having grape juice. However, Halachos of [[Pesach]] concludes that if one is unable to have wine one should have grape juice. Teshuvot Vihanhagot 2:243 writes that the Chazon Ish, Brisker Rav, and other Gedolim used grape juice at the end of their lives when they were unable to drink wine. Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and the Chazon Ish held that one could use grape juice (Haggadah of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach).</ref> Others, however, permit having grape juice and adds that lechatchila women and children can use grape juice. <ref> Sh"t Mishneh Halachot 10:87, Nefesh HaRav (p. 185) in name of Rav Soloveitchik </ref> | # Many authorities say that one may not use grape juice for [[the Seder]], however, if one hates wine or will become ill, then there's is what to rely on to have grape juice. <ref> Mikrei Kodesh 2:35 (pg 130), Sh"t Chazon Ovadyah (in the note on pg 99-100), Halachos of [[Pesach]] (chapter 20, Sec B 5, pg 222) quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein rule that one doesn't fulfill חירות- having wine as a free man by having grape juice. However, Halachos of [[Pesach]] concludes that if one is unable to have wine one should have grape juice. Teshuvot Vihanhagot 2:243 writes that the Chazon Ish, Brisker Rav, and other Gedolim used grape juice at the end of their lives when they were unable to drink wine. Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach and the Chazon Ish held that one could use grape juice (Haggadah of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach).</ref> Others, however, permit having grape juice and adds that lechatchila women and children can use grape juice. <ref> Sh"t Mishneh Halachot 10:87, Nefesh HaRav (p. 185) in name of Rav Soloveitchik </ref> | ||
# If a person has no wine or grape juice can go to the store and buy grapes and press them and make kiddush on them.<Ref>Gemara Bava Batra 97b, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 272:2</ref> | # If a person has no wine or grape juice can go to the store and buy grapes and press them and make kiddush on them.<Ref>Gemara Bava Batra 97b, Shulchan Aruch O.C. 272:2</ref> | ||
#If someone has no wine they should recite kiddush upon the matzah, by reciting kiddush, al achilat matzah, then eat. Then he should eat karpas, start with maggid, continue with maror, and then korech.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 483:1</ref> | |||
#If someone doesn't have wine they should use chamar mdina, an expensive drink of that country.<Ref>Rama 483:1, Mishna Brurah 483:1</ref> See [[Havdalah#If_there_is_no_wine_or_grape_juice]] | |||
===Diluting Wine=== | ===Diluting Wine=== | ||
# Rav Heinemann holds that one may dilute wine with grape juice or water down to the point where the wine will be 4% alcohol.<ref>http://www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-ThePesachSeder.htm</ref> | # Rav Heinemann holds that one may dilute wine with grape juice or water down to the point where the wine will be 4% alcohol.<ref>http://www.star-k.org/kashrus/kk-ThePesachSeder.htm</ref> | ||
