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Fasting isn't easy, but proper preparation can help

Stern, Lisë

2012

Overview

Adds Bonnie Taub-Dix, author of \"Read It Before You Eat It\" and co-author of \"Kosher By Design Lightens Up,\" a registered dietitian: \"We're supposed to feel the discomfort of our ancestors, of those that suffered back in the day. And also that there are plenty of people that go hungry today.\" \"If there's a medical condition, eating is a must,\" asserts Rabbi [Sander Mussman]. \"Life is the most important thing.\" This also applies to pregnant women and those who must eat food at regular times to maintain health, or to those who take medications that need to be consumed with food. \"They must do what is healthful for them, but at the same time be aware, reflect and go on from there.\" \"My fondest memories as a kid of Yom Kippur and fasting are the time my family sat together and played games and told stories-we just did things together,\" Taub-Dix says. \"That's something to be cherished. Food is a thread that holds us all together. During this holiday, sitting in temple, being with family, that's what you can take in as food.\"

• Publisher: Jewish Bulletin
• Subject: Diet / Fasting / Judaism / Nutrition / Personal health / Rosh Hashanah