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THE LAWS OF A MINOR ON YOM KIPPUR

In contrast to the other restrictions about Yom Kippur, the Sages were stringent regarding the law of wearing leather shoes
for children.

ב דומע חע ףד אמוי תכסמ ,ילבב דומלת . 22
,ימנ ךנה .היל ודבע ישניא :ירמאד - לדנסה תליענ אנש יאמ .לדנסה תליענמ ץוח ,ןלוכב ןירתומ תוקונית :ןנבר ונת
אל לדנס !היל ידבע לומתאמ רמיא ,ימנ לדנס .היל ידבע לומתאמ רמיא - הכיסו הציחר !היל ודבע ישניא :ירמא
אהו .ינגילו ינאסמ םיסיל - אתותימד אמעט םעטימל יעבד ןאמ יאה :לאומש רמאד ,היל ידבע לומתאמד רשפא
רמאד .ןנבר והב ורזג אל - אוה והייתיברד ךנה ,ןנבר והב ורזג - והיתיבר ואלד ךנה אלא !ינתק הלחתכל ןירתומ
ירובת - אתרופ לדג ,אחתוכב אתעיב - אתרופ לדג ,אחשמו ימימח אימ - אקוניד היתיבר :םא יל הרמא ,ייבא
.והל ירבתמו ,הינבל ארחפד יזיזג ינאמ והל ןיבז הברד אה יכ .ינאמ

Masechet Yoma 78b
The Sages taught: Young children are permitted to perform all of the prohibited activities on Yom Kippur, except
for wearing shoes. What is different about wearing shoes? It is because observers will say that adults did this
for him. But regarding those other prohibitions also, they will say that adults did this for him? With regard to
bathing and smearing oil, they could say that they did this for him yesterday, since one cannot be certain when
the child was bathed. Shoes as well, they could say that they did this for him yesterday. Shoes, it is impossible to
say an adult did it for him yesterday. As Shmuel said: He who desires a taste of death should put on shoes and go
to sleep. But the mishna is teaching that they are permitted to wear shoes ab initio. Rather, we must explain the
mishna as follows: The Sages decreed against those actions that are not necessary for the child’s growth, but the
Sages did not decree against performing those actions that are necessary for the child’s growth. As Abaye said:
My mother told me: A child’s growth requires hot water and oil for smearing. When he grows a little, he must
eat egg with kutacha, a pickled dip made with milk. When he grows a little more, he must have vessels to break,
since he will enjoy breaking them. This is like Rabba who bought cracked ceramic vessels for his children, and
they broke them for their enjoyment.

In addition, there are other restrictions and training methods mandated by Chazal in order to educate children about fasting.

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