Q&A: Barbecue
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Barbecue
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Is it permitted to barbecue on a holiday? We’ve done it a lot in the family, but a friend pointed out to me that maybe there’s a problem of stoking the fire when fanning the coals.
Thanks in advance
Answer
If the lighting is done from an existing flame, there is no prohibition in that. Stoking the fire is no different from transferring from another flame.
It is an ancient custom to barbecue on Rosh Hashanah, as our forefather Abraham did when he roasted a ram on Rosh Hashanah on Mount Moriah.