Q&A: Waiting Between Meat and Milk
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Waiting Between Meat and Milk
Question
Hello, is it possible to perform annulment of vows regarding the custom of waiting six hours, and instead keep a shorter period of time that fits better with the interval between meals in the modern lifestyle?
Answer
It is commonly thought that an Ashkenazi can, but a Sephardi cannot, obtain an annulment, because the author of the Shulchan Arukh wrote to wait six hours (or at least five and a bit). But in my opinion, annulment is possible for Sephardim as well, provided there is a reason for it (grounds for release and regret). For example, when you accepted this custom you did not know that there were other options as well, and that this is a custom, and that it is difficult for you, etc.
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Here is an article on this issue; maybe it will interest you, Moshe.