The Yomtov Kiddush - Rabbi Zev Smith

1. The source and reason for the Yomtov kiddush 2. Is it a דאורייתא מצוה and the numerous להלכה נפק״מ 3. Are women obligated in this kiddush? 4. Until when may one eat on erev Yomtov without kiddush (i. e. last minute coffee)? 5. Is there a בתפילה קידוש on Yomtov? 6. May one make kiddush and eat cake on יו״ט ליל) i.e. תורה שמחת ליל?( 7. The source and reasons that שהחיינו is recited as part of kiddush 8. The minhag of women saying שהחיינו before lighting candles and when it should be said during kiddush 9. Should a woman answer amein to her husband’s שהחיינו? 10. The halacha for a person who forgot to say שמחיינו in kiddush 11. On בש״ק שחל יו״ט – one only mentioned Shabbos (or Yomtov) 12. The halacha for common mistakes in the kiddush שמיני עצרת on לישב בסוכה or שביעי של פסח on שהחיינו said Mistakenly. 13 14. The kiddush of יו״כ ליל 15. The various halachos of the רבא קידושא of Yomtov 16. Making an early kiddush and seudah on Shavuos night. (Erev Shavuos 5781)