based on:

"One Min Halacha" #82
By HaRav Yosef-Yeshaya Braun
member of the 3-man Lubavitch rabbinical court of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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SHABBAT Law #s09: "After the man blesses the challah and eats a piece, in what order should he distribute to the others at the table?"

At the Shabbos meals, after reciting the blessing over the Challah and slicing a piece for himself, the man of the house should cut another piece, an even larger piece, for his wife. In addition, some authorities point out that according to Kabbalah, a husband should be sure to give his wife her piece of Challah before he gives a piece to anyone else at the table, even before [his parents, even before] very honored guests.

There are at least two reasons why the wife's slice is supposed to be bigger: 1) according to Kabbalah, and 2) as required in Shulchan Aruch that a man must honor his wife more than himself.

In general on Shabbos, one is supposed to give a large slice to each person at the table so that they should have enough for the entire meal [without having to request].

 

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