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Q & A - WITH RABBI RISKIN
Question:
Is it permissible to have a dairy ("milchig") meal
as one of the two main meals on Shabbat?
Answer:
On Shabbat - as on festivals - we customarily follow
the principle that "there is no joy without meat and
wine". Certainly, if a person particularly enjoys
eating meat then he should do everything possible in
order to eat meat at both of the two main meals on
Shabbat. Support for this is to be found in the
"zemirot" that we sing on Shabbat - "To indulge in
delights; fatted poultry, quails and fish".
However, concerning one who is unable to afford meat
for Shabbat, Rabbi Akiva teaches: "Make your Shabbat
like a weekday, and do not rely on help from others"
( i.e. one should not use money given as "tzeddakah"
in order to buy meat for Shabbat). If a person
believes that dairy foods are healthier, or enjoys
eating dairy foods more than he enjoys eating meat,
then he may eat "milchig" or "parve" meals on
Shabbat.
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