Blessing on the Purim Feast?
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Question
Hello, Purim Feast - Why is there no blessing on the Purim feast, since it is a mitzvah that must be fulfilled? Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello
We do not recite a blessing on the main eating 'for the mitzvah of the meal', just as on all Sabbaths and festivals, no blessing is recited. The reason is that since we eat every day, the mitzvah is not evident in this.
The reason why the blessing of Shehechiyanu is not instituted on the meal is because meals are something we do every day, and certainly on every Sabbath and festival.
However, it is correct to intend to cover the meal with the blessing of Shehechiyanu that is recited on the Megillah on Purim day.
Source
Taz, Orach Chaim, Siman 167, Subparagraph 17
And it seems the reason is that bread is the main food, and it is not related to the mitzvah of eating, as he also eats bread on weekdays, unlike matzah and wine for Kiddush, where there is a change:
Mishna Berura, Siman 692, Subparagraph 1
(1) And Shehechiyanu - and it is correct to intend in the blessing of Shehechiyanu also on Mishloach Manot and the Purim meal, which are also mitzvot, and to inform this to the shaliach tzibbur who blesses, as the intention of the listener and the speaker is required. And intend this in the blessing of Shehechiyanu of the day, as their time is during the day, and one who does not have a Megillah will not bless Shehechiyanu on Mishloach Manot and the meal, as this is something customary every day and on every Sabbath and festival.