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==What to use for Kiddush?==
==What to use for Kiddush?==
# One should use a full cup<ref>Gemara Brachot 51a, S"A 271:10. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/799059/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Shabbos_4_-_Inyonei_Kiddush_and_Havdalah Rav Schachter ("Hilchos Shabbos 4", min 33-5)] based on Rabbenu Yonah holds that if the cup is two thirds full it is considered full.</ref> of wine for Kiddush. Some say that grape juice is considered equally fit as wine<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/799059/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Shabbos_4_-_Inyonei_Kiddush_and_Havdalah Rav Schachter ("Hilchos Shabbos 4", min 90-2)] quotes Rav Moshe as allowing grape juice for Kiddush but saying it is best to avoid the dispute.</ref>, while others disagree.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 53:2 citing Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach</ref>
# One should use a full cup<ref>Gemara Brachot 51a, S"A 271:10. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/799059/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Shabbos_4_-_Inyonei_Kiddush_and_Havdalah Rav Schachter ("Hilchos Shabbos 4", min 33-5)] based on Rabbenu Yonah holds that if the cup is two thirds full it is considered full.</ref> of wine for Kiddush. Some say that grape juice is considered equally suitable as wine<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/799059/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Shabbos_4_-_Inyonei_Kiddush_and_Havdalah Rav Schachter ("Hilchos Shabbos 4", min 90-2)] quotes Rav Moshe as allowing grape juice for Kiddush but saying it is best to avoid the dispute.</ref>, while others disagree. An [http://www.torahlab.org/doitright/using_grape_juice_for_kiddush/ article on TorahLab.org] writes that the majority of poskim hold grape juice is fit for Kiddush.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 53:2 citing Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach</ref>
# It is better to use red wine for Kiddush.<ref>Mishna Brurah 271:10</ref> If one has white wine it is preferable to use it for Shabbat day as opposed to Kiddush on Friday night.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/798611/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Shabbos_3_-_Choleh_BeShabbos_&_Kiddush Rav Schachter ("Hilchos Shabbos 3" min 73)] quoting Rabbi Akiva Eiger</ref>
# It is better to use red wine for Kiddush.<ref>Mishna Brurah 271:10</ref> If one has white wine it is preferable to use it for Shabbat day as opposed to Kiddush on Friday night.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/798611/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Hilchos_Shabbos_3_-_Choleh_BeShabbos_&_Kiddush Rav Schachter ("Hilchos Shabbos 3" min 73)] quoting Rabbi Akiva Eiger</ref>
===If there is no wine or grape juice===
===If there is no wine or grape juice===