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The Machaber in OC Siman 470 writes that there is an opinion that holds a woman that is a bachorah should fast on Taanis Bechoros. The Rema adds there however that this is not the minhag. The Rema however in Sif Beis does say that when a Father is himself a bachor and this couple has a son that is also a bachor but still a katan that the Mother should fast in place of her son (Since the Father is already fasting because of himself.) Why is it that in this case the Rema says a woman should fast for her son (when the Father is unable to do so) but not for herself?

(The M"B in Sif-Katan 9 does write that poskim say the woman doesn't have to fast in this case as well. However I'm asking according to the Rema himself paskens.)

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You may as well also ask the reason why the Rema rules that a non-firstborn father would fast for a firstborn son even though he doesn't fast for himself. – Fred Mar 18 at 14:23
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Because that was the minhag? – Double AA♦ Mar 18 at 14:27
@Fred You can ask that as a separate question if you want! I'm bringing up the point in regards to women and this fast. – Yehoshua Mar 18 at 14:32
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I don't really understand the question. Are you asking why she should fast for her b'chor son even though she wouldn't fast for herself were she a b'chora? (An answer might be "because the son can't fast and someone should fast for him".) Or are you asking why she doesn't fast for herself as a b'chora even though she'd fast for b'chor son? (You answer that in your question: "this is not the minhag".) Or what? – msh210♦ Mar 18 at 14:50
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@Yehoshua, right now, this question looks like "Why, according to the Rema does a woman fast in one case even though she doesn't fast in another case in which she's in a completely different situation?" It seems to me that to make this a strong question, you have to give a reason why you think the two cases should have the same din, other than that they both involve a woman. – Isaac Moses Mar 18 at 15:53

closed as not a real question by Isaac Moses, msh210♦ Mar 24 at 8:18

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