Eggs in Ashes

Question

Is the sudah hamaseket mandatory? I feel I cannot eat the egg dipped in ash because I severely dislike hard boiled eggs and never eat them.

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    No, it is not mandatory to eat eggs and ashes before the Fast. It is a custom – the round egg symbolizes the cycle of life and death and is something traditionally eaten by mourners at the beginning of the Shivah period.

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