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Must one interrupt a meal begun before Shabbos (שבת) when Shabbos arrives? The shiur develops the machlokes between Rav Yehuda (who requires interruption) and Rav Yosi through competing understandings of kavod Shabbos versus seudah Shabbos - whether the Shabbos meal requires special ta'avah or simply fulfilling the basic obligation.
This complex shiur analyzes the challenging sugya on Pesachim 114b dealing with the halachos of eating before Shabbos (שבת) and the requirement to stop (mafsik) or continue eating when Shabbos begins. Rabbi Zweig works through multiple difficult questions (kashas) from the Rishonim, particularly focusing on the fundamental dispute between Rav Yehuda and Rav Yosi. The core issue centers on whether one must interrupt a meal begun before Shabbos when Shabbos arrives. Rav Yehuda holds one must be mafsik (interrupt the meal), remove the food, make kiddush, and begin anew as seudah Shabbos. Rav Yosi maintains ein mafsik (no interruption needed) - one may continue the meal and fulfill the Shabbos meal obligation through this continued eating.
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Pesachim 114b
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