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Article: Friendship celebration breaks fast after Yom Kippur

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September 26, 2001
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Thursday, after the sun sets and the first stars appear in the sky, Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, ends. Observant Jews throughout the world will have spent the day in prayer, contemplating their deeds of the past year, making resolutions for the future, asking forgiveness for their sins.

They will be hungry. Yom Kippur is a fast day, when neither food nor beverage is allowed for 24 hours.

Most of them will hurry home from synagogue services to break the fast with friends and family. The first whiff of coffee coming from the kitchen is like liberation, signaling that sustenance is nigh.

You can almost predict the meal to come. Many people will dine on

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