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חעש ןמיס ,’א ךרכ ,תוגהנהו תובושת . 19
בתכו ,תועיבקב תוריפב םג רימחהל ”םדא ייח”ה םשב איבמ )ח”ל ק”ס( ט”לרת ןויצה רעשב הרורב הנשמבו
תונכשמ”ה תעד תא איבה אלש ינהמתו ,ש”ע ”הזב ןיליקמ ת”עשבו םייחה ךרדבש ינפמ יתקתעה אל יכונאו“
וליפאש לקהל ו”ח םויה והיילע םיעבוקש המודכו םיגדו המדא יחופתב לבא ,אנידמ עבק תוריפב רימחמש ”בקעי
.ללכ לקהל ןיא תועיבקב םלכואל וגהנ םויהש רחאמ הנה ,ןיליקמה תועדל

יחופת לבא ,גנעתהל אלא עיבשהל םיאב םניאש ,עבק תדועס הזב בישח אל הברה הליכא וליפא תוריפבש הארנו
םילא םחל ילב ףא תועיבקב הדועס םהמע לכא םא יזא ,הדועס םהילע עובקל םיליגרו עיבשהל םרקיע המדא
.ש”מכו הכוסב בייחל יואר ג”הכ ,תועיבקב םג תוריפ םירטופל וליפאו ,תוריפמ
Responsa Teshuvot Vehanhagot, 1:378
The Mishna Berura (Shaar Hatziun 639:38) quotes the Chayei Adam who is stringent regarding eating fruit as a
designated meal, but wrote “I did not mention this [in the Mishna Berura] as the Derech Hachaim and Shaarei
Teshuva are both lenient.” But I am astounded that he didn’t cite the opinion of the Mishkenot Yaakov who
is stringent regarding designated fruit as strict halacha [that one must eat in the sukkah]. However, regarding
potatoes and fish and the like where many people today designate a meal over them, Heaven forbid that we
should be lenient, for even the opinions that are lenient would agree that now that this is the norm that people
designate meals in such a manner, one cannot be lenient at all.
It seems that concerning eating fruit, even consuming a large amount does not designate it as a meal, as it is not
being served to satiate oneself; rather it is a delicacy. However, regarding potatoes, where the main purpose is
to satiate and it is common for people to designate it as a meal, in such a case, if one designated a meal, even
without bread, this is much stronger than fruit, and even those who exempt fruit eaten in a designated manner
[from sitting in the sukkah], in this case it is proper to obligate one to sit in a sukkah.

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