An omelet at the seudah mafseket? | Sheilot

An omelet at the seudah mafseket?

Question

Is it permitted to eat an omelet at the seudah mafseket before Tisha B’Av?

Answer

Shalom and blessings. 

There is no problem with eating an omelet in and of itself. 

However, since the custom is to eat a hard-boiled egg, because it is a mourner’s food, as mourners eat round foods, it is therefore forbidden to eat another cooked dish. 

An omelet and a hard-boiled egg are considered two separate cooked dishes, even though both are egg, since they are prepared in different ways. 

Answered 22 July 2026 How answers are reviewed
Answered by
Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
About the Rabbi

Comments

Have an additional question on this topic or need clarification? Leave your comment below. (Please note that the comment will not be published but will be sent directly to the answering Rabbi for review and a private response)

Please sign up or log in to submit your comment