Question: Is it okay to plan a siyum for
during the nine days so that I can eat meat together with my family and
friends?
Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 551:9) writes that one mustn’t eat
meat or drink wine during the nine days. The Rema (OC 551:10) adds that
if one has a seudas mitzva during this time then one may partake of wine
and meat as such celebrations are incomplete without them. This includes Shabbos meals, a bris seuda, a pidyon
haben, or a siyum.
The Aruch Hashulchan (OC 551:28) strongly disapproved of postponing one’s siyum
to coincide with the nine days in order to eat meat, though writes
that if one was learning something (extra) and planning on making the siyum then,
that is commendable (See Mishna Berura 551:28). The Lubavitcher Rebbe
encouraged people to specifically make a siyum during this time, saying
it would add light to this dark period (though his minhag was not to eat
meat then). Other poskim write that one should avoid making a siyum afer
the 6th of Av (See
Moadei Yeshurun p132).
The Mishna Berura
(551:75) writes that anyone who would normally be invited to one’s siyum
may participate and eat meat, too, though one shouldn’t invite extra people.
While some poskim
hold that only one who was present for the learning and siyum may
partake of the meal, the consensus of poskim (Minchas Yitzchak 9:45; Rivevos Ephraim 3:343; Teshuvos
Vehanhagos 1:300) is that one who came late may still join
in and eat meat (See Mishna Berura 470:10).
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