- Q. A third question to the above Shailah, pertains to whether a person must eat a formal meal including bread, or can simply eat whatever appeals to him.?
A. This question – first raised by the Minchat Chinuch (mitzva 313) - might also be a by product of our fundamental question.
Assuming the mitzva serves only to prepare one for the fast, we might not insist on a meal beginning in ceremonial fashion with bread. If, however, we view the ninth as a separate Yom Tov, it may acquire all aspects of Yom Tov, including the beginning of a proper meal.
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