Foods for the Eve of Yom Kippur

Question

What foods are appropriate to eat on the eve of Yom Kippur and which foods should be avoided?

Answer

A. It is a mitzvah to eat fish on the eve of Yom Kippur during the day before the concluding meal.

B. There is a custom to eat 'kreplach' - dough filled with stuffing on the eve of Yom Kippur.

C. Some say not to eat eggs and garlic, cheese, and other dairy products [only hot] all day. However, some permit eating them in the morning. The custom is to be lenient and eat cold dairy products in the morning.

D. Coffee with milk is permitted.

Answered 22 September 2022 How answers are reviewed

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Rabbi Israel Cohen

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

Shulchan Aruch and Mishnah Berurah, Siman 604, Se'if 4

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