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Pregnant Women Fasting on Yom Kippur

by Mortimer Portnoy | Sep 18, 2026 | Shabbat & Yom Tov | 1 comment

What are the halachot pertaining to a pregnant woman fasting on Yom Kippur? In our case, my wife is 33 weeks pregnant.

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  1. Aaron Abadi
    Aaron Abadi on September 18, 2026 at 2:09 pm

    she should not fast at all.

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