So I have a question about Yom Kippur,,,, I am a convert to Judiasm and today was my first Yom Kippur experience. I went to services this morning for about 4 hours, but didnt stay throughout the day. Does that make me a bad Jew?
I have low blood sugar that causes me to faint if I dont eat for like 8 hours, so I did a modified fast and ate very little. Is this wrong to do? Does this mean that I didnt do what I should have for attonment?
Sorry if this is a dumb question, just needing to know. Thanks.
2006-10-02 12:52:00 · 5 answers · asked by arielsalom33 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you can't fast you could also try abstaining from something that you enjoy everyday but don't need (i.e. Starbucks, chocolate, Coke); that's what we do with our children before they are old enough to actually fast.
Selfishly, my only piece of wisdom is this: If you don't fully fast whether due to health, pregnancy, or breastfeeding, DO NOT get in line first at the Break the Fast. That is so uncool. I watched 2 pregnant women (yes, I have two, I know you're always ravenous when your pregnant) and 2 men who only fasted in the morning get in line before 4 people who were weak from not eating or drinking. Obviously atonement did not help guide their common sense for the new year.
2006-10-02 18:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by ACK & DJ 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is alowed compleatly, because if you nead to eat than you are allowed to, but if you want to have the fast counted as a mark in the book of life than you could drink one cheak full of liquid every hour. Getting an i.v. also is okay.
Congradulation on converting!!
2006-10-03 03:02:45 · answer #2 · answered by Mlsig 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) its better if you can go the whole time, but its not the end of the world if you don't,
2) if it causes severe health problems to fast, then you are permitted to break it, for example pregant and breastfeeding woman are not even allowed to try. and old people are allowed to eat as neccesary for health concerns.
if you had to eat for health, then that is fine. if you did your best, and ate as little as possible, considering health, then its not that big of a deal.
2006-10-02 19:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by RW 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no. you should have stayed the whole service, but not doing so doesn't make you a bad jew. i never went at all. and you aren't supposed to fast if it will harm your health.
2006-10-02 20:05:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You did nothing wrong.
You will not be cast into hell .
Just attone for it next year.
2006-10-02 19:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋