[Avodah] Kiddush Levanah on Motzoei Yom Kippur

[Zev Sero]

Shmuel Zajac wrote:

>> Surely she is just as hungry as he is, and her staying for maariv or
>> going home is a matter for mutual agreement.  And why must he have
>> warm food to break his fast?  Can't he (actually they) first have cold
>> drinks while the food is warming up?  In any case, why is his having
>> to wait a few minutes longer for hot food (though no longer than she
>> waits) more important than whatever hanaah she gets from staying for
>> maariv (and walking home with him instead of alone)?  What is she,
>> his maid?

> You left out one question that fits right in - Why can't he put the 
> food on the fire?

That will take just as long as her doing it, and there's no question
that he should stay for maariv.  The question was why she should stay,
since she has no chiyyuv to daven maariv at all, let alone betzibur.
If she goes home alone before maariv, they can both get their hot food
earlier, which does seem more efficient; I just don't see why such
efficiency is so important that it should override her revealed
preference to stay for maariv.

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