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FEATURED ARTICLES ON MINOR FASTS
Remembering Tragedies of the Past
Several fast days that commemorate events from the past, such as the
assassination of the Jewish leader Gedaliah (depicted below).
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Remember, and Don't Forget!
The fast days are an example of the primacy of collective memory in
Jewish tradition.
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PLUS:Is there
still Jewish group
memory today?
Practices
How minor fast days are observed.
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Non-Fixed Fast Days
Other occasions when some Jews may choose to fast:
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Personal fasts for atonement
and repentance
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Communal or personal fasts because of danger,
for spiritual cleansing, or other reasons
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