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Chayei Adam - K’lal 145 - Laws of Yom Kippur

]3[ On Yom Kippur, one is liable for doing any melacha for which he would be
liable for on Shabbos. The same applies to anything which is forbidden on
Shabbos but he is nevertheless exempt. The difference is that one who
intentionally [does a melacha] on Shabbos is liable for death by stoning, and on
Yom Kippur, [he is liable for] kareis, as it says “[you shall not do] any melacha …
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and [one who does] will get kareis”. Anything which may not be moved on
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Shabbos may not be moved on Yom Kippur, and just like one must make an eiruv
chatzeiros and an eiruv techumin on Shabbos, he must do so for Yom Kippur [as
well]. 9

]4[ Although [eating] any amount is forbidden by the Torah, one does not
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incur kareis unless he eats a minimum shiur (volume). The amount of food [he
must eat to be liable] is the size of a large date, which is slightly less than a
k’beitza (the volume of an average egg). This shiur is the same for everyone,
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whether he is a midget, or for Og Melech HaBashan, for Chazal understand that
this shiur was given as a halacha l’Moshe mi’Sinai, and that it is different than any
other measurement of the Torah; regarding any Torah prohibition such as cheilev
or blood or any other food for which one could incur kareis, the shiur is a k’zayis.
Yet, regarding Yom Kippur, since the Torah does not write that eating [is
forbidden] but rather that speaks about not eating as affliction, as it says “who
doesn’t afflict”, Chazal understand that less than the size of a date does not settle

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7. Vayikra 16:23. The mishna (Megilla 7b) whether the melacha of hotza’ah (carrying)
teaches that there is no difference between applies to Yom Kippur; since hotza’ah is a less
Shabbos and Yom Kippur except that if one significant melacha, some maintain that it isn’t
intentionally desecrates Shabbos, he is liable to prohibited on Yom Kippur (Ritva, Tosfos
be stoned to death, and one is liable for kareis ha’Rosh). However, the halacha follows the
if he intentionally does melacha on Yom opinion that it is forbidden and therefore, an
Kippur. eiruv is necessary to permit carrying on Yom
Kippur.
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8. The halachos of muktza are likewise
included (Rambam, Shulchan Aruch).
10. Although it is forbidden to taste even
9. The gemara (Kerisus 14a) debates the smallest amount, knowing what the shiur

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