I accidentally broke my fast on Yom Kippur, now what?

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What are you supposed to do if you inadvertently broke your fast on Yom Kippur? Do you:

Does it make a difference if the food or drink was actually swallowed before realizing the mistake?

@Yishai: meta.judaism.stackexchange.com/a/1231/5323 (not really serious though) — MTL, Commented Oct 5, 2014 at 15:47

Double AA · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-12 22:55:31Z

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Continue the fast.

Double AA♦

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answered Oct 3, 2014 at 22:31

Clint Eastwood

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The old version of your answer applied very nicely to the old version of the question. Now that we have a real question, we need a real answer with sources, so (for now) +1 removed. [ cc @DoubleAA ]
– MTL
Commented Oct 13, 2014 at 3:46
@Shokhet I don't know why a lack of sources was acceptable before, frankly.
– Double AA ♦
Commented Oct 13, 2014 at 3:47
Would like to see all parts of the question addressed in this answer...
– SAH
Commented Jul 19, 2015 at 23:52

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