Reply To: Milchig Meal on Shavuos

DY, “where in S.A. does it say divrei Torah is valid for the third seuda?”

Seuda Shlishis is treated differently than the other two seudos. As such there are opinions that apply ONLY to that mean (and not to the other two meals).

Regarding “an opinion” in S.A. of being yotzeh with divrei Torah:

Magen Avraham (444:2) quotes the Shlah, who writes in the name of the Zohar (Parashat Emor, on the verse “eleh moadei,” 95a), that Rav Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi) studied Ma’aseh Merkavah (Ezekiel 1) in lieu of the Seuda Shlishis when erev Pesach was on Shabbat. Thus it appears that according to the Zohar, the obligation to eat the Third Meal can be fulfilled via Torah study.

Indeed, the 3 seudos are based on the 3 times it says “Hayom” by the mon, yet the 3rd time it says “Hayom Lo”, hence the dispensation for having a seudah without the full requirements of a seuda,