[Avodah] The First Night of Succos

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://www.kashrut.com/articles/TheFirstNightOfSuccos/

Question: How does one properly fulfill the mitzvah of eating a 
k'zayis of bread on the first night1 of Succos?

Discussion: Every adult male is Biblically obligated to eat a k'zayis 
of bread in a succah on the first night of Succos. The Talmud2 
derives this obligation from the similar obligation of eating a 
k'zayis of matzah on the first night of Pesach. Since these two 
obligations are closely related, their halachos are similar in 
several respects. Like all mitzvos, this mitzvah, too, can only be 
properly fulfilled if there is prior planning and clear knowledge of 
all the requirements. Indeed, the poskim remind us that in the late 
afternoon of erev Succos, one should not eat so much food or wine 
that he will be unable to eat the k'zayis of bread with a good appetite.3

Let us review the pertinent halachos:

See the above URL for more. YL

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