Why does chanuka not have a mandatory meal

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amother

OP ↓

Tue, Dec 31 2024, 10:28 pm

and purim does?

Molly Weasley

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 12:01 am

There are lots of lots of reasons, one of the basic reasons is that unlike purim, Hanukkah is not a physical victory. It's a spiritual one. That's why we say hallel

amother

Strawberry ↓

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 2:07 am

Purim is only one day. Imagine if you had to prepare a yom tov seuda for all eight days and it hasn't even been three months since Tishrei. Surprised

DrMom

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 2:19 am

I don't know, but I'm glad it doesn't. Don't we have enough mandatory seudot?

We are supposed to eat some fried foods -- I'm glad there is not a seudat mitzvah consisting of all fried foods! Surprised

amother

Salmon

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 2:35 am

amother Strawberry wrote:

Purim is only one day. Imagine if you had to prepare a yom tov seuda for all eight days and it hasn't even been three months since Tishrei. Surprised

Maybe you have little kids but with big ones chanuka seems to be a festival of eating to me. Late start. No minyan. Breakfast at home. Big full family dinners nightly. Actually feels like a week of chol hamoed without the trips

amother

↑ Strawberry

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 3:13 am

amother Salmon wrote:

No, my children are big. Most of us are on our regular schedule. My youngest was in school till yesterday. I do cook most days but not so different to regular weeknights. I hosted for Shabbos and made a big party one night and was invited out another two nights. There is work and effort involved, but it is all totally by choice. I don't feel pressured at all.

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 2:46 pm

I asked for my son, who's rebbe asked.
trust me I'm NOT looking to prep a big meal.

Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 2:58 pm

DrMom wrote:

I second this. No need to push the bar further up.

amother

Navyblue

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 3:08 pm

Actually, I don't think there's a mandatory meal on Purim. It's a mitzvah to drink wine on Purim. If you forgot to say al hanisim when you bench after the Purim seuda, you wouldn't bench again because there is no chiyuv seuda. So I'm not sure that the premise of the question is correct.

amother

Mulberry

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 3:11 pm

Chanukah is an 8 day donut and latke buffet! No seuda needed LOL

amother

Trillium

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 3:14 pm

amother Navyblue wrote:

The mishteh is mandatory, one of the four mitzvos of the day.

One of the reasons Chanukah is 8 days long is because in ancient times, it was very closely connected to Sukkot, on Sukkot we do have chiyuv seudah. Hm that’s a good question OP, I’ll have to ask my dh.

↑ Bnei Berak 10

Wed, Jan 01 2025, 3:19 pm

amother Navyblue wrote:

IMHO you are wrong. Seuda is mandatory together with matanot le evionim and hearing Megillah reading.

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