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Kiddush on Friday Night

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Must one hurry to make Kiddush immediately upon arriving home on Friday night?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Are women obligated in Kiddush on Friday night, and can they fulfill a man's obligation?

3 opinions

Women's Obligation

When funds are limited, should one prioritize wine for Friday night Kiddush over Shabbat day Kiddush or meal provisions?

3 opinions

Is it forbidden to taste any food or drink — including water — before Kiddush on Friday night?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Prohibition of Tasting Befor…

If one was already eating when Shabbat began and had been drinking wine, does one need to recite the blessing on wine again for Kiddush?

2 opinions

When Already Drinking Wine

If two people drinking wine declare 'let us make Kiddush,' are they forbidden to drink further before Kiddush, and do they need a new blessing on wine if they resume drinking?

2 opinions

Declaring Intent to Make Kid…

If one forgot to make Kiddush and already said HaMotzi on bread, what should one do?

2 opinions

Forgot Kiddush After HaMotzi

If one's meal extends into Shabbat before Birkat HaMazon, should one first say Birkat HaMazon and then Kiddush, or first Kiddush and then continue the meal?

2 opinions

Order of Birkat HaMazon and …

If one tasted food before making Kiddush (in violation), can one still make Kiddush?

2 opinions

Tasted Before Kiddush

If one did not make Kiddush on Friday night, can it be made up the next day?

3 opinions

Missed Friday Night Kiddush

Must there be a tablecloth under the bread and another cloth covering it during Kiddush?

2 opinions

Covering the Bread

Should one stand or sit while reciting Kiddush, and what about during Vayechulu?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Standing vs. Sitting

When one has only one cup of wine for the entire Shabbat, how should it be allocated between Friday night Kiddush, Shabbat day Kiddush, and Havdalah?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Allocation Priority

Should one wash hands before or after Kiddush?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Order Relative to Kiddush

How much wine must one drink from the Kiddush cup?

3 opinions across 2 eras

If the person making Kiddush does not taste the wine, but another person present drinks a cheekful, has the obligation been fulfilled?

3 opinions across 2 eras

If one made Kiddush and then spoke before drinking, or the cup spilled before drinking, must one repeat the entire Kiddush?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Between Kiddush and Drinking

May the other diners taste the Kiddush wine before the one who recited Kiddush drinks?

1 opinions

Mekadesh Before Others

Must one pour from the Kiddush cup into the cups of all the other diners?

1 opinions

Must the Kiddush cup be full, and what if it is not?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Why is Vayechulu recited during Kiddush if it was already said in the synagogue, and what if one forgot it?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Recitation at Home

Should one look at the Shabbat candles during Kiddush?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Looking at Candles

Is Kiddush over wine a Torah obligation or a rabbinic one?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Torah vs. Rabbinic

Does one begin Kiddush with 'Yom HaShishi' or with 'Vayechulu'?

2 opinions

Why does one not say the blessing 'asher bachar banu' (who chose us) on Shabbat Kiddush as one does on Yom Tov?

1 opinions

Asher Bachar Banu