Eating in Public on the Tenth of Tevet for a Sick Person
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Question
A sick person who needs to eat on a fast day, should they eat in private, or since it is permitted, can they eat in public?
Answer
They must eat in private.
Source
Mishna Berura, Siman 565, S"K 14: "On established fasts, if one is in a place where people are lenient, it is a mitzvah to publicize that one is fasting so that others learn from them. Conversely, if one is in a place where people are strict about fasting, even on fasts like BeHaB and similar, and one cannot fast due to weakness, they should not eat in public but rather in private."
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