What should be from others at the meal of consolation
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Question
When eating the meal of consolation, should everything I eat be from others, or can I add my own food?
Answer
One should eat bread and eggs from others, and the rest of the dishes can be one's own. (And it is sufficient to have bread that comes with a snack)
Source
Aruch HaShulchan, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 378, Se'if 2: "And it seems that the main thing is the bread, as the scripture says, and also the language of the Gemara there, it is forbidden to eat one's own bread, but dishes can be one's own, and the custom is to bring the mourner only bread and eggs."
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