Minor Fasts

Mourning and Memory

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).

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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