Fasting on Tisha B'Av in a State of Weakness
Question
A woman two months postpartum has already taken antibiotics twice and is very weak. Should she fast on Tisha B'Av?
Answer
Since she is very weak, she 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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Source
Orach Chaim, Siman 554
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