On the obligation to eat meat on a holy day
Is it obligatory to eat meat at two Yom Tov meals? Or is it sufficient to eat only one of the meals?
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The obligation to eat meat on Yotav itself is not clear. Is it only a means of joy (this is what the Rambam says in Yotav 16:17) and does it apply on the day when there are no shelomiths (there is a contradiction in this in the Maga and many others). Although some have written that it is only on the day, I think the source for this division is quite dubious. In Sukkah 44:1, they divided regarding the joy of the holiday on the evening, which is from the rabbis (see Shaga 38, and against it, Avna 34:10-11, and others).
And it seems to me that anyone who doesn’t enjoy meat simply doesn’t have to. —————————————————————————————— Asks: Regarding what you wrote that someone who doesn’t enjoy meat doesn’t have to. Are you referring to someone who doesn’t like meat? Or are you referring to someone who does like the taste of meat, but doesn’t see eating meat as a joyful pastime? —————————————————————————————— Rabbi: Since there is controversy over whether there is even an obligation to eat meat today, and in particular whether meat is merely a means to attain joy and not an obligation in itself, it seems to me that there is definitely room for leniency (or morally strictness and not eating meat). This is how I practice.
And it seems to me that anyone who doesn’t enjoy meat simply doesn’t have to. —————————————————————————————— Asks: Regarding what you wrote that someone who doesn’t enjoy meat doesn’t have to. Are you referring to someone who doesn’t like meat? Or are you referring to someone who does like the taste of meat, but doesn’t see eating meat as a joyful pastime? —————————————————————————————— Rabbi: Since there is controversy over whether there is even an obligation to eat meat today, and in particular whether meat is merely a means to attain joy and not an obligation in itself, it seems to me that there is definitely room for leniency (or morally strictness and not eating meat). This is how I practice.
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