The Mitzvah of Eating on the Night Before Yom Kippur
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Question
Is there a mitzvah to eat on the night of the 9th of Tishrei?
Answer
Some hold that there is a fulfillment of the mitzvah even on the night before Yom Kippur, but the main halacha is that the mitzvah is only during the day.
Source
Rashi, Ketubot 5a, Orach Chaim, Siman 604
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