3. The meals of Chol Hamoed

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: October 8, 2025

The meals of Chol Hamoed: How many meals is one to have per day? One is not obligated to eat any specific amount of meals on Chol Hamoed, so long as he does not fast.

The meals of Chol Hamoed:

How many meals is one to have per day? One is not obligated to eat any specific amount of meals on Chol Hamoed, so long as he does not fast. [Nevertheless, initially it is a Mitzvah for one to have a meal with bread.  One is to eat bread twice on Chol Hamoed, once by day and once by night.]

Eating before midday: One may not fast past midday on Chol Hamoed. One must thus eat or drink something prior to midday.

Bread: One is not obligated to eat specifically bread on Chol Hamoed, and it suffices even if he eats mere fruits. Nevertheless, initially it is a Mitzvah for one to have a meal with bread on Chol Hamoed, [once by day and once by night, as stated above].

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