Omelette at the Meal of Consolation
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Question
Can bread with an omelette be given at the meal of consolation for the mourner, or must it specifically be hard-boiled eggs?
Answer
It must specifically be hard-boiled eggs, well-cooked and cold.
Source
It is written in the Hagahot Maimoniot, Laws of Fasts, customs of the Ninth of Av: "And they eat boiled and cold eggs similar to a mourner, as it is said: just as a boiled egg, so too mourning, etc." This implies that the egg must be boiled and not fried.
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