If someone has a bulmous attack (severe hunger-related faintness) on Yom Kippur, how is he fed, including with forbidden foods?
Synopsis
One with bulmous (evidenced by darkening eyes and inability to see) is fed until his eyes clear. If no permitted food is available, he is fed forbidden food, starting with the less severe prohibition.
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