Drinking before Kiddush
Question
A nursing woman who experiences headaches if she doesn't drink while nursing. Can she drink on Shabbat without making Kiddush before her husband returns from prayer in the evening and during the day (after she has prayed)?
And if she needs to make Kiddush, can she do it over mezonot in the evening?
Answer
Shalom Rav
She should make Kiddush for herself and eat a kezayit of bread or a kezayit of mezonot [cake, cookies, etc.].
If this is not possible for her, and it involves severe pain, she may drink before Kiddush.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Laws of Shabbat, Siman 271, Seif 4:
It is forbidden to taste anything before Kiddush, even water.
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