Rosh Hashanah on Shabbat: When is the best time to eat Shalosh Seudot? 🍎🍯

This year, Rosh Hashanah 2026, the first day  of Rosh Hashanah is Shabbat, and you have to   have three meals on Shabbat. So what most people  do is they come home from shul after davening,   and then they have the first part of their  meal. They'll wash, have salads, have some fish,   then they'll take a break, they'll bench, they'll  go for a walk, they'll learn something, they'll   play a board game, they'll come back 20-30 minutes  later, and then wash again, have bread again,   and then have their third meal. That way, you have  three meals on Shabbat. The reason why you can't   have Shalosh Seudot later in the day as usual  on Shabbat is because since the following day   is the second day of Rosh Hashanah, which is also  Yom Tov, a way of honoring Yom Tov is entering   into Yom Tov hungry and excited for the meal, and  therefore you're not supposed to eat a meal within   approximately 3 hours of Yom Tov. So you can't eat  Shalosh Seudot later in the day, and therefore the   practice of most is to divide up their lunch  meal in order to have three meals on Shabbat.