1) Another name for the Seudas Melave Malka is "Seudas Dovid HaMelech" or "Seudas Dovid Meshicha", the Seudah of King David.
Thus, many people have the custom at the onset of the Melave Malka to say 'Du Hi Seudasa D'Dovid Malka [Meshicha], this is the Seudah of Dovid HaMelech [the Mashiach]" (See Siddur of Rav Yaakov Emdin Zatzal and Ta'amei Haminhagim Siman 425)
2) There are many reasons cited for this name. We will list two of them now, and perhaps a few more as we progress:
a) The Talmud (30a) relates that Hashem revealed to Dovid HaMelech that he would pass away on Shabbos. Thus every Motzaei Shabbos he would make a Seudah to celebrate another week of life ahead. (Ta'amei Haminhagim ibid.)
b) The fulfillment of the four Seudos of Shabbos serve to invoke heavenly compassion via the four legs of the Merkava, the heavenly chariot (Avraham, Yitzchok, Yaakov and Dovid HaMelech): In the merit of the first Shabbos meal, Avraham Avinu saves us (Klal Yisroel) from the severity of Gehinom; in the merit of the second meal, Yitzchok Avinu will save us from the pangs of Mashiach (Chevlei Mashiach); in the merit of Seudah Shlishis, Yaakov Avinu will save us from the perils of the war of Gog and Magog; in the merit of the fourth Seudah, Melave Malka, Dovid HaMelech will save us from the inflictions of the grave (Chibut Hakever). Thus, the connection between Melave Malka and Dovid HaMelech is clear. (Yesod V'Shoresh H'Avodah Sha'ar 8: end of Perek 13 quoting Sifrei kabbalah)
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Reader's Question:
If a Sefer Torah falls, how many days must the person who dropped it fast for? How many days must the people who saw the fallen Torah fast for?
Answer:
Fasting for a Sefer Torah that fell R"L is not a halacha brought in the Talmud, and is only a proper minhag that is brought in the later Poskim. (See Mogen Avraham Siman 44:5)
Some require only the one from whose hands it fell to fast, while others mandate all who saw it fall to fast. Some Poskim say to fast for one day, while others say to fast three days (Monday, Thursday, Monday) (See Shiyurei Bracha Yoreh Deah Siman 282:1 and Aruch HaShulchan Siman 282:8)
Some Poskim say not to fast and instead give charity and do Teshuvah.
Every community should decide for themselves the right method to employ when such a thing happens R"L.
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A Conversation With Hashem...
Me (in a tizzy) : Hashem, can I ask you something?
HASHEM: Sure.
Me: Promise you won't get mad?
HASHEM: I promise.
Me (frustrated): Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today?
HASHEM: What do you mean?
Me: Well I woke up late,
HASHEM: Yes
Me: My car took forever to start,
HASHEM: Okay....
Me (growling): At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait
HASHEM: Hmmmm..
Me: On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call
HASHEM: All right
Me (loudly): And to top it all off, when I got home, I just wanted to soak my feet in my foot massager and relax, but it wouldn't work. Nothing went right today! Why did you do that?
HASHEM: Well let me see..... the death angel was at your bed this morning and I had to send one of the other angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that.
Me (humbled): Oh...
HASHEM: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that might have hit you if you were on the road
Me (ashamed): ............
HASHEM: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work
Me (embarrassed): Oh.....
HASHEM: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give a false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered
Me (softly): I see Hashem
HASHEM: Oh and that foot massager, it had a short that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.
Me: I'm sorry Hashem.
HASHEM: Don't be sorry, just learn to trust me.........in all things, the good and the bad
Me: I WILL trust you Hashem
HASHEM: And don't doubt that my plan for your day is always better than your plan
Me: I won't Hashem. And let me just tell you Hashem, thank you for everything today.
HASHEM: You're welcome child. It was just another day being your Hashem and I love looking after my children.
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