Fwd: Halacha Yomis - Shabbos Sukkos, Shalosh Seudos

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Subject: Halacha Yomis - Shabbos Sukkos, Shalosh Seudos
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Are we required to eat...     The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt'l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 Q. This year, the first day of Sukkos is Shabbos. Are we required to eat Shalosh Seudos on Sukkos? A. Yes. The requirement to eat three meals on Shabbos applies even when Yom Tov falls on Shabbos. In truth, it may be challenging to eat Shalosh Seudos at the proper time. The halacha states that one should not begin a meal within three hours of sunset prior to Yom Tov, so that the evening Yom Tov meal will be consumed with an appetite. (Three hours is measured as sho'os zemanius, where the length of each hour fluctuates with the length of the day. On Sukkos, the day is about 12 hours long, and the three hours are almost precise.) This year, Motza'ai Shabbos is the beginning of the second day of Yom Tov, and it may be difficult to eat two meals between the end of Musaf and the three hours before sunset. Nonetheless, the Mishnah Berurah (529:8) writes that if one did not eat Shalosh Seudos before the cutoff time, Shalosh Seudos should be consumed until sunset. This is because the mitzvah to eat Shalosh Seudos outweighs the honor of Yom Tov. To avoid this problem and fit everything into the limited time frame, some split the Shabbos meal into two. The first part of the meal is eaten, followed by benching and a short break. After that, the meal is resumed with hamotzi and the final courses, making certain to conclude more than three hours before sunset. The OU Kosher Halacha Yomis will continue BS'D on Monday, October 12th. We wish all our subscribers and all of Klal Yisroel a gut yom tov. More about this program and to subscribe visit https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis-email/ View archive on https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/ Subscriber comments and questions related to this mailing can be sent to GerstenE@ou.org. These questions and their answers may be selected to become one of the Q and A's on OU Kosher Halacha Yomis. Dedicated by Gerald and Karin Feldhamer in memory of their parents R' Moshe ben R' Elyokim Getzel Feldhamer and Pesha bas Reb Mordechai R' Avrohom Abba ben R' Chaim Finkelstein and Taube bas R' Yissocher Dov HaKohen In memory of R' Kalman ben R' Moshe Feldhamer   **NEW from OU Press** Halacha Yomis: A Daily Halachic Companion Halacha Yomis is now available as a highly readable compendium of practical laws and customs   Forward     Unsubscribe Please do not 'reply' to this message. The inbox of noreply@ounetwork.org is not monitored.