May one fix a large meal from mincha ketana onward on erev Shemini Atzeret?
Synopsis
One should not fix a meal from mincha ketana onward on erev Shemini Atzeret, so that one will eat the evening meal with appetite. One should also not drink to excess on Hoshana Rabba such that one cannot make kiddush at night.
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