סימן קלג סעיף יג

מְעֻבֶּרֶת שֶׁהֵרִיחָה אֵיזֶה מַאֲכָל וּמִתְאַוָּה לוֹ, וְיָדוּעַ שֶׁאִם אֵין נוֹתְנִין לָהּ מִמַּה שֶּׁהִיא מִתְאַוָּה, הִיא וּוְלָדָהּ מְסֻכָּנִים, לָכֵן אִם אָמְרָה צְרִיכָה אֲנִי לֶאֱכֹל, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵין פָּנֶיהָ מִשְׁתַּנִּים, אוֹ שֶׁרוֹאִים שֶׁפָּנֶיהָ מִשְׁתַּנִּים, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינָהּ אוֹמֶרֶת כְּלוּם, לוֹחֲשִׁין לָהּ בְּאָזְנָהּ, שֶׁהַיּוֹם יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, כִּי לִפְעָמִים מִתְיַשֶׁבֶת דַּעְתָּהּ בְּכָךְ. וְאִם לֹא נִתְיַשְּׁבָה דַעְתָּהּ, מַאֲכִילִין אוֹתָהּ בְּעִנְיָן זֶה, מִתְּחִלָּה נוֹתְנִין לָהּ דָּבָר מֻעָט, שֶׁטּוֹבְלִין אֶצְבַּע בְּרֹטֶב וְכַדּוֹמֶה וְנוֹתְנִין לְתוֹךְ פִּיהָ, כִּי לִפְעָמִים בְּטִפָּה אַחַת מִתְיַשֶׁבֶת דַּעְתָּה. וְאִם לָאו, נוֹתְנִין לָהּ פָּחוֹת מִכַּשִּׁעוּר (עַיֵן לְקַמָּן סָעִיף טו). וְאִם עֲדַיִן לֹא נִתְיַשְּׁבָה, נוֹתְנִין לָּהּ דֵּי צָרְכָּהּ. וְכֵן כָּל אָדָם שֶׁהֵרִיחַ מַאֲכָל וְנִשְׁתַּנּוּ פָנָיו, מְסֻכָּן הוּא (וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סִימָן לג סָעִיף ד), וְנוֹהֲגִין בּוֹ כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתַבְתִּי. אֲבָל כָל זְמַן שֶלֹּא נִשְׁתַּנּוּ פָנָיו, אֵין מַאֲכִילִין אוֹתוֹ, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאוֹמֵר שֶׁצָּרִיךְ אָנִי.

It is an established fact, that if you do not give a pregnant woman⁹It makes no difference whether she is in the beginning or at the end of her pregnancy. (Ibid 617:11) the food she craves, she and the child will be in danger. Therefore if she smelled food and it stimulated a craving for it, this precedure should be followed: If she says "I must eat," even though her facial color has not changed, or if it did visibly change, even if she does not say anything, you should whisper in her ear that today is Yom Kippur, because sometimes that will calm her. But if this does not calm her, she should be fed in the following manner: At first give her just a taste, by dipping your finger¹⁰It need not be a finger. You may use a straw or any other utensil to give her a few drops. in the soup, etc., and putting it into her mouth, because sometimes even one drop will calm her. But if that does not help, you should give her a little less than the halachic quantity, (see paragraph 15 below). If her mind still is not calmed, you should give her as much as she needs. The same applies to any person who caught a smell of food and his face turned [ashen]. Such a person is considered critically ill, (see chapter 33:4 above) and should be treated as I wrote [above]. But as long as his color has not changed you should not give him any food, even if he says "I must eat."¹¹This is true even if he says that his heart feels faint and he needs to eat. Chasam Sofer is of the opinion that while we should not give him food, he is, nevertheless, permitted to take food on his own if he feels the need to eat because of his weak heart. If, however, a person is actually ill or if the doctor says he must eat, we should give him food immediately according to his needs. (Ibid 617:6)

תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא שנאמר הליכות עולם לו אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות (נדה ע"ג.)