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Why are dairy foods eaten on Shavuot?

It is a custom, not a requirement of the festival. The Rema records it and connects it to the two loaves; later sources offer additional explanations, including the difficulty of preparing kosher meat immediately after Sinai. The checked sources do not present one universally accepted reason.

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