Yom Kippur: Difference between revisions

#If a woman only says the bracha of Hadlakat Nerot, under extenuating circumstances a woman may have intention not to accept upon herself Yom Kippur with her lighting of the candles and then she would be allowed to go to shul by car after having lit candles. However, if she is not going to accept upon herself Yom Kippur, then she may not say the [[Shehechiyanu]] bracha because once she says the bracha of [[Shehechiyanu]] she has automatically accepted upon herself Yom Kippur and she may not then ride in a car to shul or the like. <ref>Rav Hershel Schachter in Nefesh HaRav (p. 210). Rabbi Hershel Schachter also explained this in a [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/782120/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Inyonei_Yom_Hakippurim shiur on Inyonei Yom Kippur (min 50-5)]. This is based on the Gemara in Eiruvin 40b which writes that once one said the [[Shehechiyanu]] bracha for Yom Kippur one has automatically accepted Yom Kippur. </ref>

#If a woman is going to recite Shehechiyanu when lighting the candles for Yom Kippur she should be careful not to be wearing leather shoes at the time since the recital of Shehechiyanu is an acceptance of Yom Kippur.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata (Intro ch. 3 n. 8)</ref>

===The mitzvah of accepting Yom Kippur early===

===Eating on Yom Kippur===

#It is permissible to swallow one’s saliva on Yom Kippur. <ref>Mishna Brurah 567:13, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 310) </ref>

#One may not brush one's teeth on Yom Kippur.<ref>The Pitchei Teshuva YD 98:1 quotes a Tzemach Tzedek 47 who writes that it is permitted to taste something non-kosher if it isn't edible and only rabbinic. Nodeh Beyehuda YD 2:52 seems to agree. Accordingly since a person doesn't swallow toothpaste it is similar to tasting food. See article on [https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-kosher/kashruth-issues-of-toothpaste/#fn118960673450cf4c71832c6 OUKosher.org] and Har Tzvi 95. Regarding Yom Kippur the Mishna Brurah 567:11 clarifies that it is forbidden to taste something and spit it out.</ref>

#In cases when one needs to eat on Yom Kippur (see above) one should eat less than a 2/3 of a [[KeBaytzah]] and then wait [[Kedi Achilat Pras]] (according to some this is 9 minutes) before eating again, and for drinks less than a Meloh Lugmav and wait [[Kedi Achilat Pras]] or at least Kedi Shtiyat [[Revi'it]] before drinking again. If the doctors assess that this is insufficient (after consultation with the doctor and Rabbi) one may eat as much as needed. <ref>S”A 618:7-8, Mishna Brurah 618:21.  </ref>

#A person who is a Choleh SheEin Bo skana is permissible to take medicine on Yom Kippur if it doesn’t have a good taste. If one needs to have it with liquid one should have mouthwash. <ref>Rav Schachter in [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/763723/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Halachos_of_Yamim_Noraim Halachos of Yamim Noraim] (min 5-7). Rav Chaim Pinchas Sheinberg in Moriah Elul 5759 22:10-12 p. 101 wrote that a Choleh Shein Bo Sakana can take medicines which aren't edible foods on Yom Kippur since it is only a rabbinic restriction to eat inedible food on Yom Kippur. </ref>

#One who has a throat infection, a fever, and a headache may drink a quantity of water that is "less than the permitted amount" (2 ounces). <ref>[[Shabbat]] Shabbaton, 64 </ref>

#A person with diarrhea's condition theoretically may be such that he must drink on Yom Kippur. <ref>[[Shabbat]] Shabbaton, 64 </ref> A rabbi and doctor should be consulted.

#If one walked into a bathroom but didn’t go and didn’t touch a private place one should not wash one’s hand but rather rub them on the wall or something similar unless it bothers his intent in [[prayers]]. However, someone wants to wash one’s hands has what to rely on. <ref>Nitei Gavriel 43:10 </ref>

#Cohanim who are going to do [[Birkat Cohanim]] should wash their hands until the end of the hand. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 312) </ref>However, some say that that the practice is that a cohen just washes until the knuckles. <ref>Nitei Gavriel 43:8 </ref>

===Anointing on Yom Kippur===

#It is forbidden to anoint even a part of one’s body with oil or ointment even if one is only doing so just to remove a bad smell. <ref>S”A 614:1, Mishna Brurah 614:1, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 313). Nitei Gavriel 46:5 writes that this prohibition applies equally to women as men and references Minchat [[Chinuch]] 313. </ref>

#Using liquid soap isn't considered anointing but is rather similar to washing. It is permitted to use liquid soap if one's hands are dirty.<ref>Or Letzion 4:12:5 p. 101 explains that the liquid soap is very thin and is therefore more similar to washing than anointing.</ref>

===Interaction between Husband and Wife===

==The Conclusion of Yom Kippur==

===Havdalah===

#For [[havdala]] after Yom Kippur only a candle that was lit from before Yom kippur should be used, and not one that is lit after Yom kippur specifically for [[havdala]]. If there is no candle that was lit from before, the beracha should not be recited. <ref>Shulchan Aruch OC 624:4, Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 116, Chazon Ovadia Yamim Noraim pg. 378 </ref> However, if Motzaei Yom Kippur falls out on Motzaei [[Shabbat]], you can still recite the beracha on a candle that was lit that night if you don't have one lit from before Yom Kippur. <ref>Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 116, Chazon Ovadia Yamim Noraim pg. 378 </ref> But the minhag is to be strict and use a candle lit from before Yom Kippur.<ref>Mishna Brurah 624:7</ref>

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