Q. I was recently told that when baking Challah for Shabbos, there is an Inyan (significance) in using the first Challah that is "made" for the Friday night meal. The second one should be used for the day meal and so on. If freezing the Challos one should keep track of the order in which they were made. Similarly, I understand that the nicest Challah is for Friday night. If that is the case why is it necessary to know which is made first? (usually no two challahs come out exactly the same, one is generally nicer than the other.} Which "Zechus" takes precedence? Can the Rav expound on the ordering?
A. Horav Dovid Pam Shlit'a pointed to the Teshuvos HaRaved and other Poskim detailed in Biurei Hadaf (Yuma 62a) that disagree in a similar mitzva matter, as to which takes precedence and priority. The Halacha seems to follow the Chacham Tzvi that being better tasting or nicer looking, preempts the order of creation of the mitzva item.
Horav Shlomo Miller's Shlit'a opinion is similar. However, in regard to Shabbos the morning day seuda is more important than the night meal.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller and Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu Shlit'a
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