Dairy Bread for Two Meals
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Question
Is it permissible to prepare dairy bread for two meals?
Answer
For those who follow the opinion of the Shulchan Aruch, it is permitted only if a noticeable mark is made on the bread. For those who follow the opinion of the Rema, it is permitted even without a noticeable mark, as long as both meals occur within 24 hours.
When the permission is due to a mark, the mark must be made before baking, not after.
When the permission is due to a mark, the mark must be made before baking, not after.
Source
In the Talmud, Pesachim 30: "One should not knead dough with milk, and if one did, all the bread is forbidden because it may lead to transgression." This is also ruled by the Shulchan Aruch in Yoreh De'ah, Siman 97.
And in Pesachim 36: "Rabbi Yehoshua said to his sons: On the first day, do not knead for me with milk, from now on knead for me with milk. But it was taught that one should not knead dough with milk, and if one did, all the bread is forbidden because it may lead to transgression. Rather, he said: On the first day, do not knead for me with honey, from now on knead for me with honey. Or, if you prefer, always with milk, as Ravina said, like a bull is permitted, here too like a bull.
The early commentators differed in explaining the permission "like a bull": Rashi's opinion is that "like a bull" means a small amount, while the Rif and Rambam's opinion is that "like a bull" means with a sign and a noticeable mark.
The Shulchan Aruch ruled in Siman 97 according to both opinions, from which we learn that there are two permissions for making dairy bread: 1. When a noticeable mark is made, and Chavot Da'at, brought in Pitchei Teshuva, sk. 3, writes that the mark must be made before baking, 2. An additional permission is a small amount, and according to the Shulchan Aruch, it is for eating in one meal, while according to the Rema, who brought an example from the Shavuot festival, it proves that one can prepare for the next 24 hours.
And in Pesachim 36: "Rabbi Yehoshua said to his sons: On the first day, do not knead for me with milk, from now on knead for me with milk. But it was taught that one should not knead dough with milk, and if one did, all the bread is forbidden because it may lead to transgression. Rather, he said: On the first day, do not knead for me with honey, from now on knead for me with honey. Or, if you prefer, always with milk, as Ravina said, like a bull is permitted, here too like a bull.
The early commentators differed in explaining the permission "like a bull": Rashi's opinion is that "like a bull" means a small amount, while the Rif and Rambam's opinion is that "like a bull" means with a sign and a noticeable mark.
The Shulchan Aruch ruled in Siman 97 according to both opinions, from which we learn that there are two permissions for making dairy bread: 1. When a noticeable mark is made, and Chavot Da'at, brought in Pitchei Teshuva, sk. 3, writes that the mark must be made before baking, 2. An additional permission is a small amount, and according to the Shulchan Aruch, it is for eating in one meal, while according to the Rema, who brought an example from the Shavuot festival, it proves that one can prepare for the next 24 hours.
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