- Q. A couple had a debate between them regarding some new fruits to be placed on the special meal on the night of Rosh Hashana as is tradition. The argument was if some of those fruits may need special checking since they may contain tiny worms.
In the end after they checked the correct Halacha sources, they realized that they can be eaten as is. Yet a Talmid Chacham friend of them, who became aware of their dispute told them not to use them anymore. Should they really avoid them? Why?
A. It is likely that the learned friend, may be referring to the fact that those fruits reflect now their dispute and the disagreement they had, and could be a source for a negative “Siman” or sign, on that important night of Rosh Hashana, when we are very careful not to do or place on the table anything of negative connotation.
See similar questions 1844 and 4385.
Horav Shlomo Miller"s Shlit"a opinion was that if after the couple found the right answer, they ended up happy and in peace together, the fruits can and should be eaten as a Siman Tov.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit'a.
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