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Yom Kippur Menus and Recipes

On the Jewish Day of Atonement Yom Kippur, Jews fast to "afflict the soul" to atone for the sins of the past year. According to the Talmud, eating the day before Yom Kippur is a mitzvah equal to the mitzvah of fasting on Yom Kippur. Enjoy these low-salt, high-carb recipes for the Yom Kippur Pre-Fast meal, called Seudah Mafseket.
Recipe for Round Challah
This recipe for round challah comes from Alphabet Soup: Jewish Family Cooking from A to Z, Solomon Schechter Day Schools, 1990.
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