Diabetic patient – Ta’anit Esther
Question
I have diabetes. Should I fast on Ta’anit Esther, and if not, what about fasting only until Mincha Gedola?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
You do not need to fast at all.
[There is no concept of a partial fast on rabbinic fast days; this exists only on Yom Kippur.]
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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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