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===Simchas Yom Tov===
===Simchas Yom Tov===
''Main article: [[Simchat Yom Tov]]''<br />
''Main article: [[Simchat Yom Tov]]''<br />
Simcha during the Jewish holidays (''Yomim Tovim'') is considered a biblical commandment (''mitzvah d'oraisa''). According to the Rambam this mitzvah may be fulfilled by drinking wine and eating meat.<ref>Cohen, Alfred S. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=BnFaZE-Q1JMC&pg=PA295 "Vegetarianism from a Jewish Perspective." ''Halacha and Contemporary Society'']. KTAV Publishing House. 1984. Page 295-297.</ref> By contrast, there is no mitzvah of simcha on Shabbos, only "''oneg''" ("pleasure").<ref>Tosfot Moed Katan 23 s.v. Maan De'amar</ref>
#Simcha during the Jewish holidays (''Yomim Tovim'') is considered a biblical commandment (''mitzvah d'oraisa''). According to the Rambam this mitzvah may be fulfilled by drinking wine and eating meat.<ref>Cohen, Alfred S. [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=BnFaZE-Q1JMC&pg=PA295 "Vegetarianism from a Jewish Perspective." ''Halacha and Contemporary Society'']. KTAV Publishing House. 1984. Page 295-297.</ref> By contrast, there is no mitzvah of simcha on Shabbos, only "''oneg''" ("pleasure").<ref>Tosfot Moed Katan 23 s.v. Maan De'amar</ref>


===Simcha during Tefilla===
===Simcha during Tefilla===