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MB3 14a: What Type of Meals Are Permissible on Erev Shabbos (249:1-2)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Having a large meal, even a seudat mitzvah such as a seudat erusin is prohibited on Erev Shabbos. When is such a meal permissible? Having a meal for a wedding, bris, or pidyon haben on Friday. Eating other types of seudot mitzvah on Erev Shabbos

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has autho...

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