Guardian by Phone for Maariv at a Sheva Brachot Meal
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Question
Is it permissible to eat at a Sheva Brachot meal and rely on a guardian through a phone reminder?
Answer
After Mincha Ketana, it is forbidden to eat at a large meal such as a Sheva Brachot meal, and a real guardian is required. However, it is sufficient to have someone call him on the phone to remind him.
Regarding Maariv, it is forbidden to eat more than a small taste [bread the size of an egg is still considered a taste], unless he has a fixed minyan. But at a Sheva Brachot meal, it is certainly forbidden, and a real guardian is required. However, if the Sheva Brachot meal begins before sunset, no guardian is needed, and it is sufficient to set a reminder on the phone.
Regarding Maariv, it is forbidden to eat more than a small taste [bread the size of an egg is still considered a taste], unless he has a fixed minyan. But at a Sheva Brachot meal, it is certainly forbidden, and a real guardian is required. However, if the Sheva Brachot meal begins before sunset, no guardian is needed, and it is sufficient to set a reminder on the phone.
Source
Regarding Mincha, see Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 232, Paragraph 1). Regarding Maariv, see Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 235, Paragraph 2) and Mishnah Berurah (Seif Katan 18).
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