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Asher, the son of Jacob, was born on the 20th of Shevat of the year 2199 from creation (1562 BCE). According to some accounts, this is also the date of his passing.
Fasting and punishing the body is not a path for our generation. Not only because most of us are too fragile to weaken our bodies any more. Not only because the faintness of hunger can interfere with your ability to do good in the world.
But principally because now has come the time to lead a spiritual life with the body rather than against it.