Daily Halacha Podcast - Daily Halacha By Rabbi Eli J. Mansour

It is preferable to use red wine for the four cups of wine on Pesah night. According to the custom of the Sepharadim, red wine is preferred even over higher-quality white wine. Although some communities have the practice not to recite the Beracha of "Boreh Peri Ha'gefen" on wine that is Mebushal (meaning, it had been heated), our custom is to recite the Beracha even on Mebushal wine. One who finds it difficult to drink wine may use grape juice for the four cups at the Seder. This is certainly advisable for women, and even more so for children. We must be trying to keep the children awake and interested at the Seder, and so it is certainly preferable for them to drink grape juice, rather than wine which would likely make them tired or unwell, Heaven forbid. One fulfills the Misva by drinking wine even if he dislikes it or if it is injurious to his health. In any event, as mentioned, one who does not like wine or experiences difficulty drinking wine can certainly use grape juice for the Misva. If one will get s