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just wondering because of a personal thing but someone told me it says in the Torah and its a must is it true?
Lechem mishna.
Hamotzi is whats necessary. Not nevesarily challah. But its def a minhag and better.
One is not mechuyav to be moser nefesh or put ones aelf in extreme pain for it
There are situations in which it’s impossible to eat bread. I had my jaw wired shut for two or three Shabbosos, so I could only consume liquids. I imagine there are other medical situations as well. For example, I heard of someone who was so sensitive to gluten that she couldn’t eat so-called gluten free oat matzo. Since you need one of the five species to make hamotzi, typical gluten-free breads wouldn’t do.
If someone ch”v has an eating disorder, their first obligation is to do whatever possible to take care of that. They need to get professional help, and work hard with the professionals to improve. They can worry about challah on Shabbos afterwards.
For the first two meals (Friday night and Shabbos morning), one should definitely eat bread. This can be challah, bagels, matzah, etc.
However, the purpose of this mitzvah is to enhance one’s oneg shabbos, not to cause pain or discomfort. Therefore, if one doesn’t feel like eating, he doesn’t have to force the bread down his throat.
In that case, to have kiddush b’makom seuda, he should eat a kezayis of mezonos (cake, etc.) or at the very least, drink an additional revi’is of wine after making/ hearing Kiddush.
From Rabbi Eli Mansour’s Web site:
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