Although there is not an obligation to eat meat on Yom Tov nevertheless there is a [Biblical[1]] Mitzvah for one to do so.
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Q&A Is one to eat animal meat to fulfill this Mitzvah or does poultry also suffice?[2] The Mitzvah is to eat specifically animal meat. One does not fulfill the Mitzvah through eating poultry.[3] However some Poskim[4] are lenient in this matter. If one cannot afford animal meat, then at the very least he should eat poultry.
How much meat is one to eat to fulfill the Mitzvah? Some[5] write one is to eat a Kezayis of meat.
Which meal of Yom Tov is the main meal, the night meal or day meal?[6] The day meal. Nevertheless, the Mitzvah of Simcha applies also by night.
Is one to eat meat also by the night meal? Yes. One is to eat actual animal meat, just as is done by the day meal.[7] However some[8] are lenient in this matter.
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[1] 242:1 implies eating meat and other delicacies is Biblical and not a mere Mitzvah. See next footnote regarding this seeming contradiction.
[2] See Chol Hamoed Kehilchasa 1:5; Piskeiy Teshuvos 529:10
[3] Rambam Chagiga 2:10 “One does not fulfil his obligation with fowel and Menachos as they are not meat of joy”; Darkei Teshuvah Yoreh Deah 89:19; Chavos Yair 178; Yad Efraim Yoreh Deah 1; Divreiy Moshe 325; Terumos Hadeshen in Leket Yosehr “poultry is not called meat”; M”A 551:28 “There is no Simcha without animal meat”; Darkei Chaim Veshalom 395 that the Tzanzer Rebbe was particular to eat specifically animal meat on Yom Tov.
[4] Shagaas Aryeh 65
[5] Nimueki Orach Chaim
[6] Shaareiy Teshuvah 529:529:2 in name of M”A 546:4; Darkei Teshuvah 89:19; See Piskeiy Teshuvos 494:11
Other opinions: Some Poskim rule the Mitzvah of Simcha does not apply at night. [Shagas Aryeh 66]
[7] Shaareiy Teshuvah 529:529:2 in name of M”A 546:4; Darkei Teshuvah 89:19; See Piskeiy Teshuvos 494:11
[8] Custom brought in Darkei Teshuvah ibid; Piskeiy Teshuvos ibid; This is based on those Poskim that rule the Mitzvah of Simcha does not apply at night. [Shagas Aryeh 66]
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