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Marcello Trebitsch asked:

Eliyahu hanave told re yehuda that the satan does not dominian on yom kippur. If that's the case then how was it that averios were done?

Best Regards,

Marcello Trebitsch

The Kollel replies:

Dear Marcello,

Thanks for your question. Although I've seen this question appear in numerous Seforim, I believe it is based on a misunderstanding. The Gemara in Bava Basra (16a) states that there is a concept of the Yetzer ha'Ra and a concept of the Satan. The Yetzer ha'Ra's ability is to entice a person to transgress. The Satan is the prosecutor in Shamayim. When our Gemara states that the Satan does not have power on Yom Kipur, it means he will not prosecute. This does not take away his ability as Yetzer ha'Ra to entice people to transgress. Read the Gemara carefully and you will see how this is the proper understanding.

K'sivah V'chasimah Tovah

Y. Landy