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Am I allowed to rinse my mouth with mouthwash on Yom Kippur morning? The mouthwash has a warning on it that it should not be swallowed.

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One is not allowed to rinse one's mouth with water or mouthwash on Yom Kippur. However, if you will find it very uncomfortable to fast and pray, and you add something to the mouthwash to make it's taste unpalatable, it is allowed.

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Rabbi Chaim Tabasky teaches a shiur in gemarah at the Beit Midrash program of the Machon Hagavoah l'Torah at Bar Ilan University. He is also a certified examiner of STa"M (Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot) and a narrative therapist.

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