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How many meals are there on Shabbat?

Q: How many meals are there on Shabbat?

Three meals Three meals are eaten on Shabbat: (1) Friday night dinner: the most festive, with candles, Kiddush, and family singing, (2) Shabbat lunch, after morning prayers, also with Kiddush and challah, (3) Seudah Shlishit (Third Meal), in the late afternoon, typically lighter. Each meal fulfills a separate mitzvah. The Talmud derives the number three from the word 'hayom' (today) appearing three times regarding the manna in Exodus 16.

Three meals

Source: Shulchan Aruch OC 291

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