[Avodah] questions regarding pidyon haben

[Joshua Meisner]

On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Gershon Dubin <gershon.dubin at juno.com>wrote:

> <<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?>>
>
> It is said (I forget the source) that participating in a seudas pidyon
> haben is equivalent to fasting 84 fasts. Hence spreading the opportunity to
> participate.
>
> It seems that no one knows what the source of this idea is, although Shem
MiShim'on (by R' Shimon Pollack, available on Hebrew Books) Yo"D 29 suggests
a rationale for it based on the Zohar.


Joshua Meisner
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