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# The cup of wine must be filled with a Reviyat of wine and one must drink a full Reviyat or at least majority of a Reviyit. <ref> S"A 472:9 </ref> | # The cup of wine must be filled with a Reviyat of wine and one must drink a full Reviyat or at least majority of a Reviyit. <ref> S"A 472:9 </ref> | ||
# According to Sephardim one should preferably have an entire Reviyit which is 2.86 oz (81 grams) , however if that's difficult one may just have majority of a Reviyit which is 1.44 oz (41 grams). <ref> Chazon Ovadyah (pg 16) </ref> | # According to Sephardim one should preferably have an entire Reviyit which is 2.86 oz (81 grams) , however if that's difficult one may just have majority of a Reviyit which is 1.44 oz (41 grams). <ref> Chazon Ovadyah (pg 16) </ref> | ||
# According to Ashkenazim one should preferably have an entire Reviyit which is 3 oz (85 grams), however if that's difficult one may just have majority of a Reviyit which is 1.51 oz (43 grams). <ref> Halachos of Pesach (Rabbi Shimon Eider, Chapter 20, Sec D 5, pg 228-230) writes that since the four cups are Derabbanan one may have the smaller measurement which is measuring by eggs and not by thumbs and according to his calculation a Reviyit should be 3 oz and if one is unable to have a Reviyit one fulfills one's obligation with a majority of a Reviyit. See also | # According to Ashkenazim one should preferably have an entire Reviyit which is 3 oz (85 grams), however if that's difficult one may just have majority of a Reviyit which is 1.51 oz (43 grams). <ref> Halachos of Pesach (Rabbi Shimon Eider, Chapter 20, Sec D 5, pg 228-230) writes that since the four cups are Derabbanan one may have the smaller measurement which is measuring by eggs and not by thumbs and according to his calculation a Reviyit should be 3 oz and if one is unable to have a Reviyit one fulfills one's obligation with a majority of a Reviyit. The Laws of Pesach by Rabbi Blumenkrantz (5771 pg 111) writes that since the four cups are Derabbanan one may use a cup that holds 2.9 oz. See also | ||
Rav Yisrael Belsky on [http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771] between minutes 37 and 38 who says that it's acceptable to consider a Reviyit 4.3 oz like Rav Moshe and it’s preferable to consider it around 5.8 like the Tzalach. See also Halachos of Pesach (pg 229) who writes that the Kiddish cup of Rav Yisrael Salanter was 4.1 oz at it's full capacity and the cup of the Chafetz Chaim was 5 oz. </ref> | Rav Yisrael Belsky on [http://www.ou.org/torah/article/oukosher_pre-pesach_webcast_5771 OU Pre-Pesach Webcast 5771] between minutes 37 and 38 who says that it's acceptable to consider a Reviyit 4.3 oz like Rav Moshe and it’s preferable to consider it around 5.8 like the Tzalach. See also Halachos of Pesach (pg 229) who writes that the Kiddish cup of Rav Yisrael Salanter was 4.1 oz at it's full capacity and the cup of the Chafetz Chaim was 5 oz. </ref> | ||
# If the cup holds a lot of Reviyot, many people can drink from it, only as many people as there are Reviyot in the cup. <ref> The Orchot Chaim and Kolbo hold that as many people as there are Reviyot can drink from the cup and fulfill their obligation. However, Ramban holds that if the cup holds many Reviyot, one person needs to drink majority of the cup and taken split it up with others. S"A 472:9 rules like the Orchot Chaim and Kolbo. </ref> | # If the cup holds a lot of Reviyot, many people can drink from it, only as many people as there are Reviyot in the cup. <ref> The Orchot Chaim and Kolbo hold that as many people as there are Reviyot can drink from the cup and fulfill their obligation. However, Ramban holds that if the cup holds many Reviyot, one person needs to drink majority of the cup and taken split it up with others. S"A 472:9 rules like the Orchot Chaim and Kolbo. </ref> | ||
