Questions tagged [meal-seudah]
Jewish law and custom relating to meals.
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Bracha on a bread-based dessert
Our local gourmet pizza establishment writes on the blackboard that "The Pizza is Hamotzi." Clear enough. (Maybe.) But then, they also serve a thing called "dessert pizza," which is their usual pizza ...
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What's the source of a custom not to eat meat at seudo shlishis?
Recently I hosted a traveller for Shabbos meals who follows a custom of not eating meat at seudo shlishis. (He would usually eat fish instead.)
What is the origin/source of this custom and how ...
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What to do if bar mitzvah is on a fast day
Just out of curiosity, what does one do if his bar mitzvah falls on a fast day such as Yom Kippur or Tisha BeAv or any other of the 6 fast days?
Is the seudah passed on to the next day? The previous ...
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Time for last meal if Tisha B’Av is on Sunday
If Tisha B’Av is coming on Sunday,
when or what time is the last meal for Shabbat?
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Eating two consecutive meals on Shabbat Erev Pesach and Seudah Shlishit
When Erev Pesach was on Shabbat, nearly every shul rav I have encountered has advised this procedure on Shabbat morning:
Daven very early so that Shabbat davening will end before the last time one is ...
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When a seudat mitzvah and minor fast both fall on Shabbat
The 31st day of a bechor's life falls on 17 Tammuz, which this year falls on Shabbat. The ta'anit for 17 Tammuz is observed the following day, on 18 Tammuz.
Should the Pidyon HaBen be postponed to ...
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Continuing seuda in new place
Can i continue my hamotzi seuda in a place I didn't have in mind when I washed/started eating? If so, do I need to have a kzayis of bread in that place, or just a kzayis of anything in the meal?
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End of Seven Days of Sheva Brachos
If a couple is married before sunset/shkiya on Sunday, and have sheva berachos on the following shabbos, do they have sheva berachos at shabbos shalosh seudos if they start before sunset/shkiya yet ...
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Stringentness of Melava Malka Meal
How stringently is the Melava Malka meal to be taken into consideration?
For example, if it would cause a great deal of Bittul Torah, would one still need to fulfill the meal? (which is not the case ...
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How does one have Seudah Shlishit when Erev Yom Tov occurs on Shabbat?
This site says:
one may not eat a meal on the eve of a Festival starting from the time
of the afternoon prayers, just like on Fridays before Shabbos.
Does this mean that when Erev Yom Tov occurs ...
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Must one have intent that a specific food will fulfill the third meal for them?
Being that we don't have a Kiddush for Shaleshudes (Seudah Shlishit) is intent needed for one's eating to be counted for this or is simply eating enough?
Does this change depending on the type of ...
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In Chulin 95b, it states that “Rav never partook of a seudas reshus”, is that referring to why he didn't eat the meat, or anything at all?
In Chullin 95b when describing why Rav didn't partake of some meat it says:
אלא סעודת הרשות הואי ורב לא מתהני מסעודת הרשות (rather it was an optional meal and Rav did not partake of optional meals)....
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Are there any restaurants in the New York area that offer separate men and women seating? [closed]
A few people would like to go out to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. But, they are concerned with meeting there with other family members that the young boys and girls from the family will ...
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Mezonot rolls for Se'udah Shlishit
I've been reading several articles that dsicuss the vague definition and debate on the exact definition of the term pat haba bekisnin, and how this affects, specifically what are called "mezonot rolls"...
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Waiting for the host to recite Hamotzi to have me in mind
When washing for bread and waiting for the host to recite Hamotzi to have me in mind, after how long would my washing and hearing the brocha become a hefsek?
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Saying Tehillas Hashem After Shir HaMaalos Before Benching? [duplicate]
Although my perspective is limited to a handful of Jewish communities in a few different states, it seems the "modern" communities adopted saying the pesukim of תְּהִלַּת ה after שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת ...
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Bracha on food and drinks eaten between dairy/meat/fish?
I do not know the answer to this, even though it comes up every Shabbos.
My usual behavior is not to make a bracha on the glass of juice between fish and meat. I don't know if this is correct.
I ...
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Is there a prohibition on eating meat and poultry together?
Although I knew about the prohibition of eating fish and meat together, and also about the quite serious restrictions in my community on eating dairy and fish together, I had never heard that we are ...
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Ending stanza in Birkat HaMazon
In some Sephardic/Edut HaMizrach siddurim, there is a sentence as one concludes that one reads "ברוך הזן, ברוך שולחן, ברוך משה בן עמרם". Hebrew Wikipedia records it as the custom of the Kurdistan ...
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Does hamotzi need to be recited again if a meal is interrupted and resumed later?
Let's suppose one recites hamotzi, eats some bread, has a few bites of the meal, and then is interrupted by some matter. Some time later, one returns to the table to resume the meal.
Is it necessary ...
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Chasidic meal seder and bracha on dessert
So apparently -- not sure if this is a retroactive explanation or what -- we eat fish, soup, meat, and "compote," in that order, by all Shabbos and Yom Tov meals in order to symbolize the Four Worlds. ...
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Challah roll and a matzah board for lechem mishnah - any preference?
If one has one challah roll and one matzah board for lechem mishna on Shabbat, is there any halacha stating which one should be used to eat from (sliced / broken)?
Offhand, I'm thinking the challah ...
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Differences of Timing of Se'udah for Brit and Pidyon Haben
Last night, I attended a pidyon haben - a somewhat rare occasion to attend because of various "regulations" on who qualifies for a pidyon.
I noticed during the approximately 10 times I have attended ...
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How to approach saying divrei torah at the shabbos table
I face a few difficulties with saying divrei torah at a Shabbos table and advice on how best to approach would be much appreciated.
People often seem uninterested, especially after they have just ...
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Should one be sure to have a bread meal on Rosh Chodesh?
Is there a source for the idea of specially having a bread meal on Rosh Chodesh so that one can say the special insertion for Rosh Chodesh in the grace after meals?
related: Rosh Chodesh at home
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Seudat Mitzvah on a Personal Fast Day
May a person who accepts upon himself a personal fast eat a seudat mitzvah? For example, if a person finds himself at a bris on the day he accepted to fast, is he able to eat?
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Pizza at Seudas Shabbos
If my favorite foods are milchig (pizza, lasagna), is it Ok, or maybe even required that I eat these milchig foods for my Shabbos seuda?
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Mayim acharonim minimum
Do the little mayim acharonim cups which barely sprinkle enough water for three people have any source in halacha, other than what the Mishnah Berurah (181:10) is upset about? Although using the ...
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Does birkat hamazon cover dessert (and other items requiring a separate bracha rishona during the meal)?
During a bread-based meal, but before bentching (i.e. reciting birkat hamazon), I eat something (e.g. fruit, dessert, etc.) that traditionally requires a separate bracha rishona.
Must I say a ...
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Ushpizin in the Rain
Does one say Ushpizin if one is eating inside a house and not in the Sukkah due to heavy rain? Is Ushpizin about inviting the guest to the sukkah, or is it about inviting to the se'udah, where ever it ...
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What is technically required for shalosh seudas?
To meet the minimum halachic requirements for the mitzvah of shalosh seudas on Shabbos or Yom Tov, must you have:
(1) Bread? (I see discussion of lechem mishneh here. Must a k'zayis be eaten by each ...
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live music and eating a meal?
I heard a long time ago that some people do not listen to live music and eat a meal at the same time, only at weddings? Is this a minhag or halacha?
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Halachic definition of “full” (sated)
I was reading this:
After the fact (if one ate between 8 Kezayitim and a definite meal), if one is not full make Al HaMichya and if one is full make Birkat HaMazon, yet, in such a case it’s ...
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Do you have to eat bread meal(s) on every day of Chol HaMoed?
Many say there is an obligation to eat meals with bread as part of simchas Yom Tov.
Is there a similar obligation to eat bread during Chol HaMoed? If so, how often? For example, during Chol HaMoed ...
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How does a seudat mitzvah exempt you from fasting?
Apparently, you can become exempt from certain fasts (such as the fast of the firstborn) by making a seudat mitzvah, particularly a siyum.
Why/how is this possible?
If it is because you are eating ...
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What to do when uncertain regarding a Bracha on dessert during a bread meal?
If you are having a bread-meal and you have dessert in front of you, but you are uncertain if the homotzie covered it - what do you do?
Don't eat it?
Eat it without a Bracha?
Say shehakol (in the ...
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Brit milah during shloshim
I understand that someone observing shloshim should not attend a seudat mitzvah. I was wondering what happens if someone observing shloshim has a baby boy who is due for a bris.
Does the parent ...
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Proper day and time for a Shloshim Seuda
Per Chabad.org: "Traditionally, families gather on the eve of the Shloshim to share support, recite prayers and Psalms, and to give charity in the merit of the deceased. Many will also make a Siyum, ...
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Is a seudah (festive meal) required for a Pidyon Hamor (redemption of a 1st born donkey)?
I'm uncertain if a pidyon hamor requires a festive meal (I've never been to one), similar to pidyon haben (redeeming first born son.) Is there a mitzvah to do one? If it is not a mitzvah, do farmers ...
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Shmiras Einayim Problem [closed]
Someone who's family sometimes has a certain modest young couple over their house on Shabbos for a meal.His Yetzer Harah can get him excited if the wife is a pretty girl. Would anyone have any good ...
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Overlapping blessings
Towards the end of a bread-based meal someone decides to have, in addition to their original plans, a hot drink (eg tea).
After the meal, they say birkas hamazon. Only after this do they then ...
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why do we eat 3 meals on shabbos?
It says in the Gemara in Shabbos (Daf 117b - 118) and paskened in Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim Siman 291 that one is required to eat 3 meals on Shabbos?
What is the reason for this? Seemingly a long ...
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Moshiach and three meals
The Gemara Shabbos 118a says, "Whoever has three meals on Shabbos... will saved on from the birth-pangs of Moshiach."
Why specifically 3 meals?
Is the Gemara saying that one who specifically eats ...
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Do you need to make an additional blessing on yogurt eaten at the end of a bread meal?
If you washed and had bread, is yogurt eaten in the end of the meal covered by the homotzi?
Is there a distinction if is flavored (and usually with sugar) or plain (no sugar)?
Is there a distinction ...
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What is the idea of “seudas predeh” (Goodbye Party) and where does it come from?
I live in Eretz Yisrael and tonight I was invited to what many chassidim refer to as a "seudas predeh" (or as I somewhat loosely -- or perhaps wrongly "translated" in the title as a "Goodbye Party".)
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Is it allowed to have the wedding dinner before the ceremony?
In all Jewish weddings that I have attended the actual wedding (Chuppah and kiddushin) precedes the dinner (seudat mitzvah).
Do the sources speak about having the dinner before the ceremony. I was ...
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3 meals on shabbat?
I've seen a few questions on this site relating to meals on shabbat, but I believe my question is unique from them.
At the shul I go to for shabbat, they eat one bread meal in Friday night, and one ...
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Why must we acquire Lehhem Mishneh for every Shabbat meal?
The Torah (Shemot 16; Parashat BeShalahh) details the miracle of the mahn ("manna"), which HaShem brought down from the Heavens to sustain 'Am Yisra'el in their journey through the desert.
In a shi'...
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Meals on Yom Tov and Shabbos
On days when we are obligated to eat (at least) 2 festive meals, must one eat one on the evening and one as lunch? Or may one have 2 daytime meals. This may come up if at a hotel or the like dinner is ...
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What is the law with eating the third Shabbos meal when the first day of Pesach is Shabbos?
This year the first day of Pesach is Shabbos.
There is an obligation to eat a third meal.
It seem that there may be two issues: see here
Eating a third meal may take away the appetite for matzoh at ...
