Eating Spelt Challah on Shavuot
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Question
I heard there is a prohibition against eating spelt challah during the Shavuot holiday meal, is this true?
Answer
Hello,
There is no prohibition in any case; there is a custom mentioned in the Mishnah Berurah. However, the custom is only for those who follow the Rema's practice of eating a dairy course first and then a meat course in one meal. For those who did not receive this custom from their ancestors, it is not advisable to adopt it, as the poskim have written that it is advisable to be stringent according to the Zohar, which writes severe things about eating dairy and meat together in one meal. Nevertheless, if someone wants to commemorate the two loaves that were made of wheat by eating specifically wheat challah on Shavuot, they may do so, but we do not even find a custom for this, and certainly no prohibition.
There is no prohibition in any case; there is a custom mentioned in the Mishnah Berurah. However, the custom is only for those who follow the Rema's practice of eating a dairy course first and then a meat course in one meal. For those who did not receive this custom from their ancestors, it is not advisable to adopt it, as the poskim have written that it is advisable to be stringent according to the Zohar, which writes severe things about eating dairy and meat together in one meal. Nevertheless, if someone wants to commemorate the two loaves that were made of wheat by eating specifically wheat challah on Shavuot, they may do so, but we do not even find a custom for this, and certainly no prohibition.
Source
Mishnah Berurah (Orach Chaim, Siman 494, Seif Katan 17).
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