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Title: Is Today a Jewish Fast Day?
Post by: Lisa on December 27, 2009, 12:58:16 PM

My niece's friend is fasting today.  He says it's a fast day.  But he didn't say what for. 

What exactly is today?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Is Today a Jewish Fast Day?
Post by: Kahane-Was-Right BT on December 27, 2009, 01:00:40 PM

Yes, it is the 10th of Tevet, a minor fast day from sunrise to sunset, and it is a mourning of the beseiging of the walls of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (prior to the destruction of the first temple, this led to the conquest of Jerusalem and destruction of the first temple) ...

I'm not sure if there was anything else bad that also happened on this day in history, but I think it is one of 4 fastdays instituted by the prophets.   Or instituted by the chachamim and predicted by the prophets... Something like this...

Title: Re: Is Today a Jewish Fast Day?
Post by: pinoyjew on January 03, 2010, 09:50:58 AM

yes hes right lisa....

next is tubshevat happy birthday trees .....

Title: Re: Is Today a Jewish Fast Day?
Post by: Lisa on January 03, 2010, 10:00:47 AM

Thanks!