A weekly feature of Torah Tidbits to help clarify practical and conceptual aspects of the Jewish Calendar, thereby better fulfilling the mitzva of HaChodesh HaZeh Lachem... This 3-Torah 3-kugel Shabbat
also has the longest Birkat HaMazon, with the additions of Al HaNisim in the
second bracha (NODEH) and R'tzei and Yaaleh v'Yavo in the third bracha (RACHEIM).
Omitting Al HaNisim does not invalidate the benching; one does not say it
over. If the omission is caught in time, Al HaNisim is said as a HARACHAMAN,
with a modified intro. Omission of R'tzei in the benching for the first two
main meals of Shabbat does invalidate the benching and requires saying the
benching again. If caught exactly after the third bracha and before starting
the fourth, a special bracha is said in lieu of R'tzei. Once the 4th bracha
is begun, stop wherever you realize the omission and start from the
beginning. Omission of Yaaleh v'Yavo on Rosh Chodesh does not invalidate the
benching. Do not repeat. Besides Shabbat Chanuka that is also Rosh Chodesh Tevet, there are three other possible situations when we read from three Sifrei Torah. When Shabbat Parshat Sh'kalim is on Rosh Chodesh Adar (regular or Bet) and when Shabbat Parshat HaChodesh is on Rosh Chodesh (Nissan). These two cannot both occur in the same year. In a 13-month year, when we read 3 Torahs on Shabbat Chanuka, we'll do it again on HaChodesh. Only other 3 Torah day? Simchat Torah. If you pose this as a riddle to someone else, you have to say 3-Torah occasion, not 3-Torah Shabbat. Because Simchat Torah in Chutz LaAretz is NEVER on Shabbat, and in Israel it is Shabbat about 28.5% of the time. On the other hand, saying Shabbat makes it a harder riddle. Go for it. However you look at it, taking out 3 Torahs is a special occasion. Some people make kugels to match the number of Torahs. If you do, this Shabbat is a 3 Kugel Shabbat! [The
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