Q. Some people in your (New York) friendly shul want to offer a kiddush this Shabbos to celebrate the victory of Donald Trump is that a correct thing to do?
A. On a similar recent question (5050) we wrote:
Q. Dear Rabbi. This week we were witnesses to the attempted murder of President Donald Trump as his truly miraculous salvation. Since he has been and is a very great friend of Israel and the Jewish community, some people in our shul want to serve a kiddush this coming Shabbat as an act to thank Hashem for his salvation. What is your opinion Rav?
To what we answered: Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that a kiddush in shul should be better avoided. Yet a similar seudas mitzva as a siyum, could be done on a hall outside the shul and you can invite and publicize it, with the representing US authorities available and necessary.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
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