Iron Deficiency During a Fast
Question
Does a 14-year-old boy who has fainted in the past and has a history of iron deficiency need to fast on the 17th of Tammuz?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
If it is known that he still has an iron deficiency, he should not fast.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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