Holocaust Responsa: The Ill People Who Refused To Eat On Yom Kippur

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May 27 2009
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Venue: Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh

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Shabbat 
Machshava:
Tanya 

Collections: Rabbi Ehrman: Holocaust Responsa

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There were some very ill Tzaddikim during the Holocaust who wanted nothing more than to fast on Yom Kippur - even thought the Doctor said it might well cost them their lives. Were they permitted to fast anyway?

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