#127 Preparing Food for After Yom Kippur
According to halacha it is permissible to prepare food min hamincha u'lemaala, late in the afternoon of Yom Kippur for after the fast, so that people should be able to eat right after the fast is over. Nonetheless, the halacha is brought that even though this is permitted, the minhag is not to allow food preparation on Yom Kippur, unless it is for people who are very unwell and need to eat immediately after the fast. However, when Yom Kippur falls out on Shabbos like this year, then it is not only an issue of a minhag, custom, but it is strictly forbidden to prepare food on Yom Kippur for after Yom Kippur. Just like every other Shabbos it is forbidden to prepare on Shabbos for the weekday, it is also forbidden on this Yom Kippur, in order that people should not mistakenly conclude that they are allowed to prepare on Shabbos for the weekday. It is permitted to move food on Yom Kippur, and one is also allowed to give food to children who are exempt from fasting. However, it is brought down in seforim that children should not eat in front of adults.