Can’t Have Wine for Kiddush

Question

I was told by my doctor that I am at high risk for diabetes and I should not have have even small amounts of wine or grape juice due to the sugar content. I am the only adult male in my household. What can I use for reciting kiddush and havdallah?

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Answers

  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    First, please accept my Bracha that you be blessed with a Refuah Shelaymah.

    The simplest thing is to have your wife or a daughter, over the age of Bas Mitzvah, drink the wine for you at Kiddush or Havdalah. If you prefer, they can actually make Kiddush and drink the prerequisite amount of wine or grape juice themselves.

    If there is no other alternative, you can make Kiddush or Havdalah, and a son who is under the age of Bar Mitzvah but old enough to understand that they are performing a Mitzvah can drink the wine.

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team