Meat at a Siyum during the Nine Days
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Question
Is there an issue with attending a siyum that someone is making in the synagogue to eat meat, but also to hear a lecture from the synagogue's rabbi? (One of the synagogue members has a tractate to finish and wants to complete it in the synagogue so they can bring meat to eat during the lecture given by the synagogue's rabbi).
Answer
Shalom Rav
There is no permission to eat meat except for those who would participate in the siyum meal during other times of the year.
Source
Mishnah Berurah, Siman 551, S"K 73
However, if it occurred properly, it is permitted to eat even for those who did not study with them if they would come and participate at another time due to friendship: