MishTok

What is the rule for anyone (not just a pregnant woman) who smells food on Yom Kippur and whose face changes color?

Yom KippurSpecial Cases

Synopsis

Any person whose face changes after smelling food — indicating potential danger — is fed from that food. This is a form of bulmous (dangerous hunger).

Shulchan Aruch OC 617:3Mishnah Berurah 617:6
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