[Avodah] simcha vs bassar

[Moshe Y. Gluck]

R' SZN:
seen online---

Here is a common misunderstanding ... Many frum Jews insist on eating meat
at every holiday meal. They do this because the Talmud tells us there can be
no happiness without meat and wine, and "happiness" is required on the
holiday*. But, those fools who unreflectivly stuff themselves with meat have
forgotten that "happiness" is a subjective quality. It can't be prescribed.
I can't demand that you  enjoy a particular food or drink will make you
happy. Everyone is different. Some people don't like meat. Others like fish
and meat equally well. The idea that someone who enjoys fish can't use it to
fulfill a requirement to be happy is absurd. If it makes him happy, it makes
him happy. And the people who will eat a fish meal with great gusto but
insist on having a small, undesired piece of meat at the end "just to fulfil
the requirement" are missing the point. The obligation isn't to eat meat.
The obligation is to be happy. And if eating fish makes you happy, eat fish
and make no apologies*
<SNIP>
--- are there communities  outside of MO   who are not makpid to eat
fleishig  on shavuot?

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The Gemara, IIRC, only says that Simchah requires wine, not meat - Rambam
adds meat in, and the commentaries ask about that. Even those who say that
one is required to eat meat on Yom Tov, might agree (based on yesterday's
parashah) that fish is included in meat - see Bamidbar 11:22, and the
He'emak Davar there.  

 

As far as the hakpadah to eat meat by every seudah, frankly, I can't
remember ever hearing it (and my black-hat credentials are impeccable. :-)
)

 

KT,

MYG

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