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Why Add Water to the Wine for Kiddush?

Why do some people add a little water to the Kiddush wine?

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Why do some people add a little water to the Kiddush wine?

Answer

Greetings and blessings

In Kabbalah, wine symbolizes the power of strength, the source of judgment in the world, and water symbolizes the attribute of kindness; therefore, according to Kabbalah, one should not recite Kiddush over wine until three drops of water are added to it in order to sweeten the judgments. [There is also a statement in the Talmud: `One does not recite a blessing over wine until he adds water to it,` but there the reference is to undiluted wine that is not fit for drinking because of its strength, until the power of the wine is weakened by adding two-thirds water].

Wishing you success - Menashe Yisrael


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