In Ashkenazic communities where wine is expensive, is it obligatory to seek out wine for the morning Shabbos kiddush?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah records that in Ashkenazic communities where wine is costly and the common drink is spirits/beer, the practice — even among gedolim — was not to seek out wine specifically for the morning kiddush. Wine remains the preferred option.
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