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===Eating on Yom Kippur=== | ===Eating on Yom Kippur=== | ||
#It is absolutely forbidden to eat or drink any amount of food on Yom Kippur. | #It is absolutely forbidden to eat or drink any amount of food on Yom Kippur.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 616:5 </ref> | ||
#Everyone is obligated to fast on Yom Kippur including women who are pregnant or nursing (there is a serious medical concern one should consult one’s Rabbi). <ref>Halichot Shlomo (pg 80), Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 287) </ref> | #Everyone is obligated to fast on Yom Kippur including women who are pregnant or nursing (if there is a serious medical concern one should consult one’s Rabbi). <ref>Halichot Shlomo (pg 80), Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 287) </ref> | ||
#It is permissible to swallow one’s saliva on Yom Kippur. <ref>Mishna Brurah 567:13, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 310) </ref> | #It is permissible to swallow one’s saliva on Yom Kippur. <ref>Mishna Brurah 567:13, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 310) </ref> | ||
#Someone for whom fasting Yom Kippur involves a serious health concern absolutely must ask a doctor and Rabbi whether he/she should eat on Yom Kippur. If the doctor (and Rabbi) ascertain that a person shouldn’t fast then that person should not fast even if he thinks he doesn’t need to eat. In such a case, one may not be strict upon oneself to fast as we are commanded to live by the Torah and not die by it (Chas VeShalom) and all the ways of the Torah are kind and pleasant. <ref> | #Someone for whom fasting Yom Kippur involves a serious health concern absolutely must ask a doctor and Rabbi whether he/she should eat on Yom Kippur. If the doctor (and Rabbi) ascertain that a person shouldn’t fast then that person should not fast even if he thinks he doesn’t need to eat. In such a case, one may not be strict upon oneself to fast as we are commanded to live by the Torah and not die by it (Chas VeShalom) and all the ways of the Torah are kind and pleasant.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 618:1, Mishna Brurah 618:5, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 287-9) </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> | #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> | ||
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#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> | #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> | #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> | ||
#Someone who needs to eat on Yom Kippur (see above) doesn’t need to make [[Kiddish]]. <ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 307), Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata (Intro ch. 3, n. 12) </ref> If he says Birkat Hamazon he should say Yom Kippur in Yaaleh V'yavo.<ref>Tashbetz Katan 568 explains that there is a Yaaleh V'yavo in Birkat Hamazon for Yom Kippur since it is a holiday.</ref> | #Someone who needs to eat on Yom Kippur (see above) doesn’t need to make [[Kiddish]].<ref>Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 307), Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata (Intro ch. 3, n. 12) </ref> If he says Birkat Hamazon he should say Yom Kippur in Yaaleh V'yavo.<ref>Tashbetz Katan 568 explains that there is a Yaaleh V'yavo in Birkat Hamazon for Yom Kippur since it is a holiday.</ref> | ||
#Someone who is suffering from a bad headache may swallow an Aspirin capsule alone. <ref>Rivevot Efraim 6:320. http://www.aish.com/h/hh/yk/guide/Fasting_on_Yom_Kippur.html permits taking any bitter medicine. </ref> | #Someone who is suffering from a bad headache may swallow an Aspirin capsule alone.<ref>Rivevot Efraim 6:320. http://www.aish.com/h/hh/yk/guide/Fasting_on_Yom_Kippur.html permits taking any bitter medicine. </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> | #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. | #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. | ||
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===Interaction between Husband and Wife=== | ===Interaction between Husband and Wife=== | ||
#It is forbidden for a husband to sleep with his wife on Yom Kippur and furthermore, it is forbidden for them to sleep in the same bed. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 615:1, Yalkut Yosef 615:1</ref> | #It is forbidden for a husband to sleep with his wife on Yom Kippur and furthermore, it is forbidden for them to sleep in the same bed.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 615:1, Yalkut Yosef 615:1</ref> | ||
#The minhag is that a man and wife may not even touch on Yom Kippur. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 615:1, Yalkut Yosef 615:1</ref> | #The minhag is that a man and wife may not even touch on Yom Kippur.<ref>Shulchan Aruch 615:1, Yalkut Yosef 615:1</ref> | ||
#It is forbidden for a man and wife to hug or kiss on Yom Kippur. <ref>Yalkut Yosef 615:1</ref> | #It is forbidden for a man and wife to hug or kiss on Yom Kippur.<ref>Yalkut Yosef 615:1</ref> | ||
===Wearing Jewelry=== | |||
#On Yom Kippur, the minhag is that women don't wear special jewelry that they would wear on Shabbat or Yom Tov.<ref>Mishna Brurah 610:4</ref> | |||
==The Conclusion of Yom Kippur== | ==The Conclusion of Yom Kippur== | ||
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===Havdalah=== | ===Havdalah=== | ||
#For sephardim, there is no [[Besamim]] bracha in the [[Havdalah]] even if Yom Kippur falls out on Motzei [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 624:3, Rambam [[Shabbat]] 29:28, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 384) </ref> Nevertheless, it is proper that after drinking from the wine of [[havdala]] that the beracha on [[besamim]] should be said and then smell the [[besamim]]. <ref>Sh"t Yabia Omer 10: footnotes to Rav Pealim 3:38 </ref> | #For sephardim, there is no [[Besamim]] bracha in the [[Havdalah]] even if Yom Kippur falls out on Motzei [[Shabbat]].<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 624:3, Rambam [[Shabbat]] 29:28, Chazon Ovadyah (Yamim Noraim pg 384) </ref> Nevertheless, it is proper that after drinking from the wine of [[havdala]] that the beracha on [[besamim]] should be said and then smell the [[besamim]]. <ref>Sh"t Yabia Omer 10: footnotes to Rav Pealim 3:38 </ref> | ||
#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> | #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> | ||
#One should not eat before [[Havdala]]. However, if someone is very thirsty, they may drink some water. <ref>Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 116, Chazon Ovadia Yamim Noraim pg. 387, Shoel U'Meishiv 1:129 </ref> | #One should not eat before [[Havdala]]. However, if someone is very thirsty, they may drink some water.<ref>Yalkut Yosef Moadim pg. 116, Chazon Ovadia Yamim Noraim pg. 387, Shoel U'Meishiv 1:129 </ref> | ||
# It is permitted to make havdalah over a yahrzeit candle or a candle with a single wick on Motzei Yom Kippur, though some poskim hold that one should specifically use a havdalah candle with two wicks, lit from a candle that was burning on Yom Kippur.<Ref>Dirshu 624:11 quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Shulchan Shlomo 298:3:1) that on motzei yom kippur it is unnecessary to use a torch since the main reason for this lighting is because until that point lighting a fire was forbidden. However, they also cite that Eshel Avraham 624:5 and Rav Debilisky argue that a torch should be used just like is done on Motzei Shabbat.</ref> | |||
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