[Avodah] questions regarding pidyon haben

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

Zev Sero wrote:
> AFAIK the garlic and sugar are not put on the tray, but
> distributed to the guests at the seudah, for them to take
> home and eventually incorporate into a meal of their own,
> so that everyone who eats of that meal will also have a
> part in the seudas mitzvah.  Essentially this is the same
> minhag as that of taking home cake from a bris, for those
> who weren't able to make it.  The reason for garlic and
> sugar is that they are not perishable, and a little bit
> can flavour a large pot.

I have heard of, and seen, people who bring home food from a bris or from a kiddush. But I thought that it was simply a way of helping that person snack, helping them to *feel* like they had attended.

But the way you explain it, as being a real minhag, confuses me. If I would attend a bris during the Nine Days, and bring some meat home for someone who was unable to attend, surely they would not be allowed to eat it. Is there a real value in bringing food home, beyond the social aspect?

Akiva Miller

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