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What types of foods should you eat or avoid for the Seuda Hamafseket on Erev Yom Kippur?
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Rabbi Eli Gersten, OU Kosher recorder of psak and policy, explains the answer. Got kashrut questions about Yom Kippur or Sukkot? Drop them in the comments!
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What are some of the foods that one should
or should not eat at the Seuda Hamafseket on
Erev Yom Kippur? It's brought down that
one should eat a Challah dipped in honey,
like we do on Rosh Hashana. There is a custom not
to eat vinegary foods or very sour foods, similar
to Rosh Hashana. We Want to have a sweet year.
You shouldn't eat fatty foods, like red fatty
meat. That should be avoided on Erev Yom Kippur.
Instead, a person should eat chicken. There is
a custom to eat fish. It's brought down a person
should not overeat. You Should not come into Yom
Kippur with, you know, indigestion. They can't
daven properly because they've eaten too much.
A person should find the right balance, obviously,
to eat and be prepared for the fast. On the other
hand, a person should also do so having in mind
that this is really a preparation for Yom Kippur,
so they shouldn't do things that will affect
their ability to daven. One should not drink any
intoxicating beverages at the Seudah Hamafseket,
Wine, whiskey, things like that are considered
inappropriate. We have that feeling of Yom Kippur
on us as we are preparing by eating this meal.