On the night before a communal fast, must one refrain from eating from before sunset (like Yom Kippur)?
Synopsis
For most communal fasts (except Tisha B'Av), one may eat and drink until dawn on the night before, just as for individual fasts; Tisha B'Av requires beginning the fast from before sunset.
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