RABBI WEIN ON LEFTOVERS

Who is there amongst us that has not experienced the joy of eating leftovers? From time immemorial Jews have been eating Shabbat leftovers on Tuesday. The Talmud itself makes note of this fact by telling us the story of the Roman officer who so enjoyed a Shabbat meal on Shabbat that he had his chef prepare the same meal on Tuesday. However, he quickly realized that the taste was not quite the same quality as on Shabbat. When he remarked about this to his rabbinic host who had fed him on Shabbat, the Rabbi told him that he was missing an ingredient in the preparation of his meal. The Roman asked what ingredient was missing, and the rabbi replied Shabbat!