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Is it Permissible to Barbecue on Rosh Hashanah?
Question
Is it permissible to barbecue on the second day of Rosh Hashanah?
Thank you very much
Answer
Greetings,
According to halacha, it is permissible to barbecue on Rosh Hashanah, provided that the fire is lit from a flame that was already burning before the festival. Also, care must be taken not to extinguish the coals. Nonetheless, it is advisable to refrain from doing so, as it creates an atmosphere that is not appropriate for Rosh Hashanah.
Sources: Similar to what is brought in the poskim, even according to those who permit smoking on Yom Tov, it is preferable to avoid smoking on Rosh Hashanah due to "fear of the law". See Mateh Ephraim (section 583, subsection 1). In addition, in the responsa Teirutz Tshuvos (part on Orach Chaim, section 230), it is stated regarding his father, the great Rabbi of the Ksav Sofer, that he would take care not to smoke on Rosh Hashanah because of the fear of the law, and this is also mentioned in the responsa Yabia Omer (part 5, section on Orach Chaim, subsection 39, at the end of the commentary). This was also the practice of the great Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, as noted in Orachot Rabbeinu (part 2, page 166). Furthermore, see in the book Netai Gavriel regarding the laws of Rosh Hashanah (chapter 22, note 13), which states that even the revered Rebbe of Lubavitch warned about this. Similarly, it was the custom of the great Rabbi Yaakov Kanievsky.
Best regards,
Sources: Similar to what is brought in the poskim, even according to those who permit smoking on Yom Tov, it is preferable to avoid smoking on Rosh Hashanah due to "fear of the law". See Mateh Ephraim (section 583, subsection 1). In addition, in the responsa Teirutz Tshuvos (part on Orach Chaim, section 230), it is stated regarding his father, the great Rabbi of the Ksav Sofer, that he would take care not to smoke on Rosh Hashanah because of the fear of the law, and this is also mentioned in the responsa Yabia Omer (part 5, section on Orach Chaim, subsection 39, at the end of the commentary). This was also the practice of the great Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, as noted in Orachot Rabbeinu (part 2, page 166). Furthermore, see in the book Netai Gavriel regarding the laws of Rosh Hashanah (chapter 22, note 13), which states that even the revered Rebbe of Lubavitch warned about this. Similarly, it was the custom of the great Rabbi Yaakov Kanievsky.
Best regards,
Hillel Meirs
