Observing the Fast

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The Mishnah on Observing the Fast

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8:1. [On] Yom Kippur, it is forbidden to eat, to drink, to wash, to anoint oneself, to put on sandals, or to have intercourse. A king or bride may wash their face, and a woman after childbirth may put…

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The Talmud on Observing the Fast

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[If a person is] ill [and requires food due to potential danger], one feeds him according to [the advice of medical] experts. R. Yannai said: [If] an ill person says [he] needs [to eat], and a doctor…