Is it permitted to prepare vegetables and crack nuts on Yom Kippur afternoon for the post-fast meal?
Synopsis
Originally permitted from Mincha time onward on a weekday Yom Kippur (to reduce post-fast distress), but the current widespread custom is to prohibit this, because people were doing it too early.
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