Eating Garlic on Shabbat When It Bothers Others

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Question

My wife is very bothered by garlic, and I want to observe the custom of eating garlic on Friday night.

Answer

If it bothers her that it is present at all, observe the custom by eating eggs, fatty meat, and fine wine, as suits you, and God forbid to cause her distress. If it bothers her to prepare it but not to eat it at all, prepare it yourself. Also, if it does not bother her to season dishes with garlic powder, especially roasted dishes, you can observe the custom that way.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 282, Paragraph 1) Mishnah Berurah (Sk 1; 3). See also Yoma (18.) Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 608, Paragraph 4).

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