Is kiddush in the synagogue a Torah-level or rabbinic enactment, and does the synagogue recitation fulfill a Torah-level obligation for those who did not otherwise fulfill it?
Synopsis
Authorities dispute whether kiddush over wine is biblical or rabbinic; Rabbeinu Yonah's position that it is biblical underpins his argument that synagogue kiddush provides Torah-level fulfillment for those who cannot recite it themselves.
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Should kiddush be recited in the synagogue on Shabbat and Yom Tov?
8 opinions across 3 eras
May the prayer leader (chazan) who recites kiddush in the synagogue drink from the kiddush wine?
2 opinions
To whom should the kiddush wine in the synagogue be given to drink?
5 opinions across 3 eras
Does the chazan who recites synagogue kiddush fulfill others' kiddush obligation even though he himself does not eat there?
1 opinions
Should those present sit or stand during kiddush in the synagogue?
2 opinions
Is it permissible to feed a minor wine from the synagogue kiddush, given the prohibition against feeding a minor a rabbinic violation (lo machnisin le-katan issur)?
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