Should dairy foods be eaten on Shavuot, and what is the reason?
Synopsis
The Rema records the universal custom to eat dairy on the first day of Shavuot and provides a reason connecting it to the two foods on Pesach. Multiple authorities offer alternative reasons: the Zohar connects it to the transformation from judgment to mercy; the Mishnah Berurah cites the practical reason that after Sinai, Israel's meat vessels were no longer kosher.
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