Halacha For Today:
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2nd Day Chol HaMoed Pesach 5769 (3rd day of the Omer)
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1)There is a Biblical commandment to rejoice on Yom Tov as it states in the Torah "V'SaMachta B'Chagecha- you shall rejoice on your festival".
This Mitzvah applies to Chol HaMoed (the intermediate days of the festivals) as well. (See Rambam Perek 6 of Hilchos Yom Tov Halacha 17)
One must drink [a Revi'is of] wine at least once a day during every day of Chol HaMoed. Some Poskim maintain that at every meal eaten on Chol HaMoed, wine must be drunk. (See Emes L'Yaakov from Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky Zatzal Siman 530 footnote 483)
It is best to drink wine, and not grape juice, which according to some Poskim does not cause "joy" as wine does.
If one cannot drink straight wine, it is best to at least mix a little wine into the grape juice, so that the taste of the alcohol is evident. (Psak of Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita).
If that too is problematic, it is better to at least drink grape juice .(See Mikraei Kodesh Pesach Vol. 2 Siman 35, Emes L'Yaakov ibid. Shulchan Shlomo Siman 529 footnote 6)
2) It is also important to eat meat (not chicken) once a day on each day of Chol HaMoed. (See Biur Halacha 529:2, Be'er Heitev 551:28,Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 3 Siman 68, Emes L'Yaakov ibid. and Shu"t Shevet Haleivi Vol. 3 Siman 18:2)
There is no requirement to eat bread on Chol HaMoed, therefore if "Ya'aleh V'Yavo was mistakenly omitted in the Birchas Hamazon it does not need to be repeated. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 188:7)
However, it is still worthwhile to eat bread once each night and once each day of Chol HaMoed, out of respect for the day. (Mishna Berura 530:1)
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Reader's Question:
Is it considered a Hesech Hada'as (interruption) to daven Mincha? For example, can I eat a k'zayis of apple in the shul's catering hall, daven mincha, and then continue eating the apple [without a new Bracha]?
Answer:
You may indeed daven Mincha and then resume eating your apple, provided that only a few minutes elapsed. am assuming that you are davening in the same building where you were eating, otherwise according to many Poskim you must make a new Bracha regardless of how short a time you left the building. (Usually, the performance of a Mitzvah is not considered Hesech Hada'as)
if there is a chance that you will forget to make a Bracha Achrona, it is probably best to make it before davening Mincha.
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