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On Mekor Judaica's website, I see a Sephardic siddur for sale, for the שש תעניות, the six fast days.

I was only aware of 5 fast days:

  • Ta'anit Esther
  • Tzom Gedaliah
  • 10th of Tevet
  • 17th of Tammuz
  • Tisha B'av

What's the sixth? What does this siddur have that's special for this sixth fast day?

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Here's an example of Chamesh Taaniyot (5 fasts) like I would have expected. – Chanoch Jul 28 '11 at 19:42
I would guess it's Behab – b a Aug 28 '12 at 1:41

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Perhaps it includes the Fast of the Firstborn. Contemporary practice is to override it, so I don't know if there's any liturgy for it, but maybe at some time in some communities, it was/is observed as a fast, with its own liturgy.

Or maybe the sixth fast is the non-calendar-fixed "Ta'anit Dibbur," which the front cover says is included.

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+1 That seems to be exactly what the cover indicates, anticipating this question. – WAF Jul 28 '11 at 20:07
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Liturgy for a Taanit Dibbur sounds rather parodoxical... – Double AA♦ Sep 25 '11 at 3:02
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Perhaps it includes Yom Kippur

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