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Question
Please assist me with this quesion which is mine to answer at the Seder table.
What are the differences and similarities between Pesach and Yom Kippur?
Answer
The similarities: The penalty for eating (food / Chametz) is Karret.
Both depend on the Hebrew calendar
Differences: Melachah (Halachic "labor") is prohibited on Yom Kippur like Shabbat and for Pesach like Yom Tov.
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