Eating after Kiddush
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Question
Hello, A person made Kiddush on Shabbat, how soon must they eat bread for the Kiddush to be valid? What amount of bread and at what speed should it be eaten?
Answer
Hello
The Kiddush on Shabbat should be followed immediately by eating.
The poskim have written that one should not delay between Kiddush and eating. However, they did not specify exactly what constitutes a 'delay' in this context. Therefore, one should hurry to eat immediately after Kiddush, but even if there was a delay, as long as one is in the place where Kiddush was made, they can eat and have fulfilled their obligation.
One can eat bread or food made from the five species of grain, which are also considered a 'meal'. In a pressing situation, when the one making Kiddush has nothing to eat or cannot eat for any reason, it is also permissible to drink a revi'it of wine [- approximately 86 ml], and this is also considered 'eating'.
The eating should be in the amount of a 'kezayit' - which in our measurements is approximately 30 ml of food. [The measurement is by volume, not by weight].
The 'kezayit' should be eaten within approximately 4 minutes, from start to finish.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 273, Seif 3, 5, 11. Mishnah Berurah, Seif Katan 12, there Seif Katan 21.