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Just a thought.... in the US, the legal drinking age is 21 (or at least in my state). So what happens when the bride and groom at a wedding are under age? Are they still allowed to drink the wine under the Chuppah? Does the Rabbi have to card them? Ask their parents for permission? Maybe they have to stick to grape juice....
What happens when the young couple need to rent a car for their honeymoon? A lot of rental places require you to be at least 25! Pretty silly to have to take the bus when you're already responsible for making dinner...
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My guess is that the wine you drink by the wedding probably has the status of "sacramental wine" which can be served to minors.
The Wolf
hmmm what about drinks served at the reception? (on the men's side, of course)
For drinks from the bar, the chosson would have to be carded, just like anyone else.
The Wolf
No wine for shabbos either. I have wondered about that. I`can't image that the majority of young chasanim are driking grape juice for the first few years of marrige.
Somebody told me a story that when their daughter got married, the first friday afterwards his son-in-law calls him frantically an hour before shaboos asking him to buy some wine for him because he was refused the sale.
i thought from the title that the post would be about one of 2 other common legal problems with jewish weddings.
anyway, what's the problem with using grape juice at a wedding or for kiddush?
BROOKLNWOLF:
are you sure that sacramental wine may be served to minors?
I've been worrying recently about this being 25 for car rentals thing. Is there no way around it?
i think you may be able to rent a car if you're younger, but you pay a lot more...
what about kiddush on shabbos?
Lion,
No, I can't state for certain that I'm right on that. However, I'm guessing that within reasonable limits it's okay... otherwise you'd have the police raiding every bris.
The Wolf
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