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Why do we eat a meal after Shabbos (שבת) ends when hosting guests involves diminishing meals over time? The shiur explores the concept of melaveh malkah through a Talmudic story about wasteful eating practices. The deeper question emerges: what does Shabbos itself gain from our post-Shabbos meal, parallel to how oneg Shabbos benefits the day itself.
This shiur begins with a detailed halachic counseling session about shidduchim (matchmaking), emphasizing the importance of taking time in dating decisions and looking for emotional intelligence rather than just academic achievement in a potential spouse. Rabbi Zweig warns against creating artificial momentum through intensive dating and stresses the value of finding someone who truly understands people and children. The Gemara (גמרא) study focuses on a passage about Rav Avu, who would slaughter an entire calf just to eat its kidney (kulyaisa) for his post-Shabbos (שבת) meal (melaveh malkah). When his son Avimi questioned this wasteful practice, suggesting they save the kidney from the Shabbos meal instead, a lion came and ate the animal they had set aside - apparently a divine message against this approach.
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Discussion of Rav Avu and melaveh malkah
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