[Avodah] Kiddush Levanah on Motzoei Yom Kippur

Yitzchok Levine Larry.Levine at stevens.edu
Tue Oct 3 04:57:31 PDT 2006


Many have the custom of making Kiddush Levanah on Motzoei Yom Kippur 
right after Maariv. However, this means that the wives of the men 
making Kiddush Levanah have to wait longer before they can break 
their fast, because they have to wait for their husbands to return 
home and make Havdalah before they can eat. Is it really proper to 
perform this mitzvah at the "expense" of others who may well be 
feeling weak from fasting?

Along the same lines, I have noted that some women stay in shul after 
Neilah and daven Maariv. This means a delay in preparing the meal 
after the end of Yom Kippur. Again, is it really proper to perform 
this mitzvah at the "expense" of others who may well be feeling weak 
from fasting?

I have no answer to either question. I am merely raising the issue.

Yitzchok Levine 




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