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The Obligation to Hold a Meal for the Completion of a Tractate

Question

Is there a significance or obligation to hold a meal upon the completion of a tractate, and why did many great rabbis not do so?

Answer

The mitzvah to hold a meal (Shabbat 118, Yoreh De'ah 246) is not an obligation, and sometimes it can lead to the neglect of Torah study, which is why a completion meal was not always held.

Answered 28 July 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Rabbi Israel Cohen
Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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