Requirement to eat meat in order to fulfill Simchat Yom Tov
Verses in Tanach
Talmud / Midrash and commentaries
Pesachim 109a
Rosh haShanah 6b [see Rashi "Mi Amrinan" for further clarification]
Chagigah 8a-b
Tosafot Rosh haShanah 6b "Ishah"
Tosafot Kiddushin 34b "Ishah"
Midrash Tannaim Devarim 16:15 - On beef vs. poultry
Post Talmud / Midrash, Pre-Rishonim
Mishneh Torah and commentaries
Rishonim [Pre-"Code of Jewish Law"]
Tur, Shulchan Aruch ["Code of Jewish Law"] and Commentaries
Tur Orach Chaim 552 - on the link between Shelamim and Simchah
Beit Yosef Orach Chaim 529 s.v. "UVaMeh sheKatav Rabbeinu vehaAnashim"
Mishnah Berurah 533:23 - Fish
Mishnah Berurah 552:5 - Poultry
Biur Halachah 529 s.v. "Keitzad"
Biur Halachah 545 s.v. "veIm Ein"
Acharonim [Post-"Code of Jewish Law"]
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