[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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