Regarding the halachic ruling on fasting during a cholera epidemic.

Date: 16 Elul 5596

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Yehuda Brandenburg

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The responsum addresses the halachic ruling concerning fasting during a cholera epidemic, particularly for those who are healthy but risk their lives by leaving their homes on a fast day.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer Collected §23

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