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5. I fast. But I was taught that it is forbidden to fast if you

Fri Sep 14, 2018, 09:08 PM

Sep 2018

would be putting your life at risk. Instead you are supposed to eat and drink in shiurim. https://www.yeshiva.co/ask/?id=7145

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Question about fasting on Yom Kippur [View all] Mosby Sep 2018 OP

You are suppose to put your health and wellness first. madaboutharry Sep 2018 #1

thanks for your input! Mosby Sep 2018 #4

thanks for sharing! Mosby Sep 2018 #3

I fast. But I was taught that it is forbidden to fast if you EllieBC Sep 2018 #5

thanks for the link Mosby Sep 2018 #6

From an Orthodox perspective MosheFeingold Sep 2018 #7

thanks for the info Mosby Sep 2018 #8

I do stil weight train MosheFeingold Sep 2018 #9