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Dear Rabbi, Is Yom Kippur a sad day because it is a day of fasting, or is it a happy day because of it is a special day of atonement? Thanks Rabbi!

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Hi - we have a 1 month old baby and he is exclusively breast feeding. Is the mother exempt from fasting on Yom Kippur? She doesn't want the milk supply to be disrupted.

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I am allergic to a lot of fruits. Is it okay to substitute eating sweet fruit for chocolate?

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I am unable to fast or even reduce my food intake due to a medical condition. This gives me a level of energy on fast days that one who fasts does not have. Would there be an issue with me building my sukkah on Sunday, the fast of Gedaliah, when one who is fasting would have great difficulty doing that?

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A person has been told that in the opinion of a doctor and/or rabbi (or multiple doctors and/or rabbis), they are able to safely fast. But they personally feel that fasting (or eating less food than normal) could be detrimental to their health. Are they permitted not to fast?

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Is eating an egg dipped in ashes at the seudah hamafseket compulsory? I dislike hard boiled eggs and have an aversion to eating them.