Yom Kippur: Charity as a path to repentance - opinion
The obligation to give charity is based on both our need to take care of each other and a recognition that we are just the custodians of money.
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The obligation to give charity is based on both our need to take care of each other and a recognition that we are just the custodians of money.
Photo Credit: Jewish Press / 123rf.com Taanit Esther is neither of Biblical nor Talmudic origin (according to the vast majority of authorities â see Beit Yosef, Orach Chayim 686). It is a custom dating back to the times of the Geonim. Yet despite its relatively low-level halachic status, most people break their Taanit Esther fast much later than they break their Yom Kippur fast! The reason for this practice is simple: Purim (usually) immediately follows Taanit Esther. As soon as Taanit Esther ends, the obligation to read Megillat Esther sets in. Since one shouldnât eat before p...