Q&A: Eating and Drinking on Yom Kippur for a Sick Person
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Eating and Drinking on Yom Kippur for a Sick Person
Question
Hello and blessings,
It is well known that a sick person eats on Yom Kippur at a doctor’s instruction, or when “the heart knows the bitterness of its own soul.”
But why does one also need to involve a rabbi in this whole process? What does he have to do with it?
Answer
Who said you do? See my article on what halakhic expertise is.