My Jewish Learning: Jewish Minor Fasts

Grilled Pineapple

For Lag Ba'Omer.
Lag Ba'Omer in Meron

The final resting place of Shimon bar Yohai is a source of blessings for many.
Medieval

Historical events and the development of mysticism leave their mark on this festival.
Tashlikh

A Rosh Hashanah ritual for "casting sins upon the waters."
The Akedah

God wants us to give of ourselves.

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