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Fast Days
Days of Opportunity
The Jewish calendar contains several fast days, most of them commemorating various landmark events that revolve around the destruction of the Holy Temples. Learn how these days are observed.
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Reverse Biology
Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Why do we fast on Yom Kippur? A common perception is that it's to de-emphasize our physicality on the most spiritual day of the year. According to Chassidic teaching, the very opposite is the case
Parshah » Festivals & Special Readings » Yom Kippur » Chassidic Masters » Reverse Biology
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My Body and I
A Fasting Meditation
By Aron Moss
I understand that fasting on Yom Kippur is supposed to make me focus on my soul rather than my body. But by around lunch time I am so hungry that for the rest of the day all I can think about is food. Doesn't this defeat the purpose?
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Insights » My Body and I
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Personal Fast Days
By Eliezer Zalmanov
Question: From what I understand, fasting is for the purpose of self-affliction and repentance. Can a person hold his or her own personal fast, in addition to the mandatory public fast days? If yes, are there special repentance prayers one can say on ...
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Tips for an Easier Fast
By Chana Lewis
Although the Jewish year is filled with wonderful holidays in abundance several times a year – six to be precise – we fast. Some people find fasting quite arduous, so there are some pointers that can help ease the fast-related hunger pangs.
Women » Practical Tips » Creative Projects & More » Tips for an Easier Fast
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Why fast after dropping a Torah scroll or tefillin?
By Menachem Posner
Although it is not mentioned in the Talmud, the custom to fast after accidentally dropping a Torah scroll or tefillin has indeed been widespread for many hundreds of years. One of the earliest mentions of this practice is a responsa of Rabbi Israel of ...
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Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the calendar, is a day of atonement which is observed chiefly through fasting.
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Should a pregnant woman fast on Yom Kippur?
By Eliezer Danzinger
While recognizing the sensitive condition of a pregnant woman, Torah law does not regard observing a single fast as posing a health danger to a normal, healthy, pregnant woman...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Q&A » Should a pregnant woman fast on Yom Kippur?
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Is it safe for a nursing mother to fast on Yom Kippur?
By Chani Benjaminson
The milk supply does not diminish in that time span. Just do note that you have to fast but your baby doesn't, so be sure to continue nursing him/her normally throughout the fast...
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Q&A » Is it safe for a nursing mother to fast on Yom Kippur?
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What is the procedure for one who must eat on Yom Kippur?
By Naftali Silberberg
Just as a healthy person fulfills a mitzvah by fasting; an ill person does a mitzvah by eating.
Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Q&A » What is the procedure for one who must eat on Yom Kippur?
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