Until what time may one eat and drink on the night before a fast?
Synopsis
On the night before any fast, one may eat and drink until dawn arrives, provided one has not fallen into deep sleep; if one sleeps, one may not resume eating unless a condition to eat was made beforehand.
More in Fast Day Customs and Conduct
What constitutes 'deep sleep' that interrupts the pre-fast eating period?
2 opinions
May one resume eating in the middle of a sleep session if the sleep has not yet ended?
2 opinions
On the night before a communal fast, must one refrain from eating from before sunset (like Yom Kippur)?
1 opinions
If one dreamed that a fast was ordained, must one fast?
2 opinions
May one eat and drink immediately after accepting a fast during the day?
1 opinions
Related from other topics
Must the translator wait until the Torah reader has completely finished the verse before beginning translation?
Torah Reading on Shabbat Afternoon
Must the Torah reader wait until the translator has completely finished the translation before reading the next verse?
Torah Reading on Shabbat Afternoon
Must the Maftir wait until the Torah is completely rolled before beginning the Haftarah blessings?
Aliyah Priority and Honor
Must one wash hands before drinking?
Washing Hands for Bread
Is it permitted to drink two cups of wine in succession just before Birkat Hamazon?
Table Conduct
After drinking wine from a cup, how should the cup be cleaned before passing to another or before Birkat Hamazon?
Table Conduct
Discussion
Discussion coming soon.
The Daily Law
One question. Every opinion. Every morning.
A new halakhic question and the full spectrum of rabbinic thought, delivered daily.