Q&A: Fast of the Firstborn
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Fast of the Firstborn
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Regarding the Fast of the Firstborn:
If there’s an option to participate in a siyum online through a phone,
or to eat toward midday food that was served at a siyum
(or should one fast),
because where I’ll be in the morning there won’t be a siyum.
Thank you in advance.
Answer
It doesn’t help to eat at midday food that was at the siyum. It’s not a law defined by the object itself. 🙂
I think virtual participation in a siyum also helps. Though of course, one can always fast too. That’s also an option.
In conclusion (here, you can fulfill your obligation through my siyum), I would note that this fast is a custom, and there’s no need to overdo it. If there’s room to be lenient, one may be lenient.
Which tractate did the Rabbi finish?😁