Grape Juice

Gold Member Joined: Oct 19 2004 Posts: 1106

Wasn't sure where to put this--I read in another thread you can't make havdalah over grape juice but you can over tea? My DH and I hadn't heard of this. Can anyone explain?

Posted: Sun, Mar 27 2005, 12:41 pm Post subject: Grape Juice?

My husband always makes Havdala over grape juice maybe the person was saying you can also make havdala on tea.

If the grape juice is not allowed I would be interested to know where it sayd it and why?

Gold Member Joined: Oct 19 2004 Posts: 1106

I still don't know how to quote! In the "feeling very overwhelmed" thread, the original poster says she isn't supposed to make havdalah over grapejuice.

Posted: Sun, Mar 27 2005, 1:07 pm Post subject:

Imamy Maybe b/c she's allergic etc not so much b/c it's halachic thats what I surmised from her post.

Also if you highlight copy w/h right handed button on mousethe part you want. Then, on the reply paste w/h right handed button and then hilight again and do quote once, it should work.
Hatzlacha Razz

I know it took me a few posts to work it out too Wink

Gold Member Joined: Oct 19 2004 Posts: 1106

freilich, this is me trying it....
Also if you highlight copy w/h right handed button on mousethe part you want. Then, on the reply paste w/h right handed button and then hilight again and do quote once, it should work.

thank you so much!

Posted: Thu, Jun 23 2005, 8:17 pm Post subject:

[quote="freilich"]Imamy Maybe b/c she's allergic etc not so much b/c it's halachic thats what I surmised from her post.

quote] Actually, there is at least a preference for wine halachically, and I'm pretty sure if wine is available, one should not use grape juice, but lacking the actual source ( will ask my husband iyh) I'll just mention an incredible miracle story that was printed in Beis Moshiach magazine.

A little girl ( Lubavitcher family) was diagnosed at a very young age with a severe disorder of the eyes, which was getting progressively worse. World class experts were consulted and surgery was recommended, but even so , the doctors were not optimistic.

The little girl's father wrote to the Rebbe, and placed the letter in the Igros Kodesh. He was amazed to see that on the page he opened up to the Rebbe wrote to someone who had a problem with their eye, and the Rebbe advised him to be scrupulous regarding "yayin l'kiddush u'lehavdalah"( wine for Kiddush and havdalah - it is a known segulah for good vision.) The father of the child realized that this was a direct answer from the Rebbe, because indeed, he always made havdalah on grape juice! (I think he had sensitivity to wine). That very next Motzei Shabbos he made havdalah on wine, disregarding his own sensitivity. At the next check-up the parents were told the astounding news that their daughter had improved so substantially, that she no longer required monthly checkups, but only every few months. Her glasses prescription
was reduced by half!

I first read this story a few months ago, but recently had the zchus to hear it told to me firsthand from the child's grandmother, who was a guest by us for YomTov.

Beginner Joined: May 19 2005 Posts: 17

I also just heard this story from a good friend of ours from Israel, now we always use wine for havadalah.