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The five minor Jewish fasts like Tzom Gedaliah, 10 Tevet, 17 Tammuz commemorate tragedies in Jewish history.

In 2026, Shavuot begins at sunset on Thursday, May 21 and ends at sundown on Saturday, May 23.

In 2025, Tisha B'Av begins at nightfall on Saturday, August 2, and concludes at nightfall on Sunday, August 3.

The link Maimonides found between confession and repentance.

There are exceptions to the Yom Kippur fast.

After the destruction of the second Temple, the focus of the holiday changes.

We must be cleansed from the polluting effects of sin.

The message to the one who is circumcised: The covenant involves pain and sacrifice as well as honor and sanctity. And it is part of who you are, branded into your flesh at birth.

From biblical to contemporary times, how Jews have practiced this ceremony of redemption of the first-born.

There are five factors in teshuvah (repentance), each of which can be a starting point for the entire process.