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However, Rabeinu Yona cites three different reasons for the obligation to eat on Erev Yom Kippur. According to the second
reason brought below – the nature of eating is completely different.

ד רעש ,הנוי וניברל הבושת ירעש רפס 3 .
,תווצמה לע החמשה רכש דאמ אגשיו לדגי יכ ,הוצמה תחמשל הדועס םיעבוק ונחנא םיבוט םימי ראשב יכ… ט
:)זמ ,חכ םירבד( רמאנו ,”ךל בדנתהל החמשב יתיאר הפ ואצמנה ךמע התעו“ :)זי ,טכ א םימיה ירבד( רמאנש ומכ
הדועס עובקל ובייחתנ ,םירופכה םויב םוצהש ינפמו ,”בבל בוטבו החמשב ךיקלא ’ה תא תדבע אל רשא תחת“
.םירופכה םוי ברעב הוצמה תחמש לע

Shaarei Teshuva of Rabeinu Yona, Shaar Dalet
(9) Regarding other festivals we establish a meal for the joy of the mitzvah, to increase and announce the great
reward of the joy in fulfilling mitzvot, as it states “Now, I have seen your people here, with joy they have donated
to You” (Divrei Hayamim I 29:17), and it says: “[Curses will be upon you] since you did not serve Hashem your
G-d with joy and goodness of heart” (Devarim 28:47). So because there is a fast on Yom Kippur we are obligated
to establish this meal for the joy of the mitzvah [instead] on the eve of Yom Kippur.

This obligation to eat is codified in the Shulchan Aruch:

א ףיעס דרת ,םייח חרוא ךורע ןחלוש 4 .
,)ל”ירהמ( םולח תינעת וליפא וב תונעתהל רוסאו :הגה .הדועסב תוברהלו כ”וי ברעב לוכאל הוצמ
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 604:1
There is a mitzvah to eat on the eve of Yom Kippur and increase [the amount of food] at our meals. Rema: And
it is forbidden to fast then, even for a fast due to a dream.

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