If a person needs to eat on Yom Kippur for medical reasons, he should, if possible, limit his food intake to a Ke’zayit of food every nine minutes. This means he should eat a Ke’zayit, then wait nine minutes, and then eat another Ke’zayit. As for drinking, a patient who must drink should drink a
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Must Pregnant Women Fast on Yom Kippur?
The Shulchan Aruch rules that generally speaking, pregnant women must fast on Yom Kippur, and under ordinary circumstances, they are not permitted
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The Shulchan Aruch rules that a woman who gave birth within three days before Yom Kippur is entirely exempt from the Yom Kippur fast, and is
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