Drinking Wine Instead of Eating After Kiddush

Kiddush in the place of meal

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Question

We have a 24-year-old daughter who has Crohn's disease. Recently, it has worsened, and the regular treatment is not effective. So she switched to a diet based solely on a formula called "Medulan." (It is a food similar in texture to baby formula and contains nutritional and medicinal components). Thank God, it has started to have a positive effect on her. This is her only nutrition. Is it sufficient for her on Shabbat to make Kiddush on a cup of grape juice to fulfill the obligation of the Shabbat meal?

Answer

Shalom Rav,

If she can, she should drink an additional revi'it of grape juice besides the wine for Kiddush. If she cannot, she should suffice with drinking a revi'it of wine from the Kiddush cup itself.

Source

Mishnah Berurah O.C. Siman 273, Se'if Katan 23

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