PAST PROGRAMMING BEFORE YOM KIPPUR

"Seeking an expert opinion: Navigating conversations about health, safety, and fasting on Yom Kippur"

Sunday, September 29th, 2024 at 1 pm EDT and 20:00 IDT

10 am PT, 11 am MT, 12 pm CT, 6 pm BST

Here is a description of the event information on the graphic: On Sunday, September 29th, at 1 pm EDT and 20:00 IDT, Sarah Osborne, Founding Director of A Mitzvah to Eat, and Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman, Director of Matan Shayla, will be speaking at a virtual discussion held on zoom. The topic is "Seeking an expert opinion: Navigating conversations about health, safety, and fasting on Yom Kippur". Learn more about Matan's work at https://www.matan.org.il/en/ and A Mitzvah to Eat's work at https://www.amitzvahtoeat.org/.

Some people have a mitzvah to eat on Yom Kippur. How do I know if I am one of them?

Do I decide for myself? Do I ask a rabbi or halakhic (Jewish law) responder? Should I speak to healthcare professionals?

If I speak to a rabbi, how might I frame the conversation? What is the role of rabbis, halakhic responders and healthcare professionals in these conversations?

Sarah Osborne and Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman will consider these and other questions, sharing their personal and professional experiences, informed by traditional Jewish sources and practice.

This is a joint program with Matan - Women’s Institute for Torah Study. All genders are welcome.

Sarah Osborne is the Founding Director of A Mitzvah to Eat.

Rabbanit Debbie Zimmerman is a halakhic (Jewish law) responder and Director of Shayla, Matan’s online responsa. Matan - Women’s Institute for Torah Study is a dynamic, broad based institute with intensive Beit Midrash programs and a wide array of innovative and challenging learning opportunities for women of all ages and from all backgrounds, throughout Israel and around the world.