Is it permitted (and advisable) to eat the morning bread (pat shachairit) before going to the beit midrash?

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Synopsis

The Mechaber permits eating the morning bread before going to the beit midrash and calls it 'good' to make this a habit. The Biur Halakhah notes the Tur implies only a small amount should be eaten. The Taz and Magen Avraham record a view that the traditional pat shachairit required special grain and that the wise avoided it, though the Magen Avraham dismisses this as baseless.

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