The Custom of Eating Garlic on Friday Night
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Question
What are the things that are customary to eat on Friday night?
Answer
Shalom and blessings. It is instituted that a married man should eat roasted garlic, and there is also a custom to eat fatty meat, fine wine, and eggs.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 276, Paragraph 1), Mishnah Berurah (Sk 1). See also Yoma (18a), Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 608, Paragraph 4).
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