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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:

·        Personal fasts for atonement and repentance

·        Communal or personal fasts because of danger, for spiritual cleansing, or other reasons
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Fast Days for Repentance & Atonement

The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.

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Fast Days: Synagogue Laws & Customs

Fast days are acknowledged in the synagogue liturgy.

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Non-Fixed Fast Days

Judaism has communal fasts that are not on the yearly calendar and numerous occasions when individuals may choose to fast.