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6015 – The Non Banquet Seuda!
6015 – The Non Banquet Seuda!
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What is the proper way to eat on this last “Banquet?”
Answer
The Seudas Hamafsekes is eaten on the ground. As it is not intended for social gathering or for socializing, it should also be eaten alone. When there are a number of people in the same house they should eat it separately, each one on his . (i.e. not sitting in a circle together or the like) While it is preferable to refrain from all socializing, one must make sure not to eat as three or more people together as this would obligate the men involved in a Zimun. [The reason for this is that since this meal isn’t meant for socializing, there is no kvius together even if it was eaten together. Therefore, it is important to avoid putting ourselves in a situation in which it is questionable whether it is necessary to me Mezamen]. In the event three people did eat the meal together they still shouldn’t be mezamen. (Refer to brackets.)
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Aharon Miller Shlit”a
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July 23, 2026
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