Eating Bread Before the Mussaf Prayer
Question
How much challah is permissible to eat before the Mussaf prayer?
Answer
It is permissible to eat up to the volume of an egg [100 cc], but if one is very weak and finds it difficult to pray, he may eat until he feels settled.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 286, Paragraph 3) Mishnah Berurah (Seif Katan 7; 8; 9; Biur Halacha s.v. Achilat).
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