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How we break the Yom Kippur fast
On Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, we abstain from eating and drinking, bathing or anointing our bodies, wearing leather shoes, or engaging in marital relations.
Refraining from these everyday comforts emphasizes that we can be more than creatures of impulse and that we must endeavor to nourish our souls as we do our bodies.
Yom Kippur begins at sunset on Wednesday, September 15. Candles are lit at 6:11 PM and the fast begins at 6:25 PM.
It ends on Thursday, September 16 at 7:05 PM.
We asked members of the Kosher in Tucson group on Facebook how they break their fast. Here are their answers:
“Not the healthiest, but I have been breaking my Yom Kippur fast on Wacky Mac since my Bar Mitzvah. Don’t remember how the Minhag started, but it’s been going on for 23 years, and G-d willing this year will be 24!”
-Avi Erbst
“Blintz soufflé. My mother made it for break-fast every year. Now I make it!”
-Cathy Olswing
“Our family breaks the fast after Yom Kippur together and my sister-in-law, Betsey has a wonderful break-fast spread. Another sister-in-law brings her homemade pickled white fish dish which is the highlight. The recipe has been handed down through the years from my parents and grandparents. Wonderful tasting and even more wonderful memories.”
-Stuart Pinkert
“In the past 30 years, it was always the Yom Kippur break-fast that was most meaningful after a day of not eating. And it was the smoked fish and bagels that I often looked forward to, along with orange juice.”
-Simon Rosenblatt
“We eat boiled potatoes and sour cream once a year to break the fast.”
