Days where Jews refrain from eating and drinking.
5
votes
3answers
246 views
6
votes
2answers
76 views
Why do the Destruction-related Fasts not have names?
There are three Fasts on our calendar that commemorate stages in the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple:
17 Tammuz
9 Av
10 Tevet
(I realize that we could consider Tzom Gedaliah a partial ...
7
votes
1answer
168 views
20 Sivan and the inappropriateness of new days of commemoration
The kina (elegy) "Mi yiten roshi mayim" recited on 9 Av was composed in commemoration of the events of the First Crusade as it passed through the Rhineland. It includes the following lines (freely ...
1
vote
2answers
224 views
Taanis Bechorim on Erev Pesach
The Rama in Orach Chaim 470:2 says that a father fasts for his son who is a Bechor until he grows up. The common Minhag is that the Bechorim go to a Siyum on Erev Pesach and do not fast. If the child ...
2
votes
1answer
177 views
Music on Tannis Esther
Can you listen to music on Tannis Esther? (are haircuts allowed? it was asked but I want to know if Tannis esther is different as it seems to be Less of a fast?)
2
votes
3answers
123 views
6
votes
1answer
263 views
Kiddush on Yom Kippur
If I must eat on Yom Kippur is there a Chiyuv To make Kiddush? If there is not Is there a situation where you do?
7
votes
3answers
252 views
4
votes
2answers
50 views
Asara B'Teveis on a Friday
This year Asara B'Teveis came out on a Friday. Suppose you would Daven Mincha before Plag and Kaballas Shabbos right after Plag and come home when it is still light outside, would you be allowed to ...
7
votes
1answer
92 views
What constitutes eating on a fast day?
For example, does chewing on a stick or piece of plastic count as eating? grass? What about chewing sugar-free gum with no nutritional value?
I imagine it must be "derech achila," but this certainly ...
5
votes
2answers
172 views
Fasts for pregnant women and new mothers
What fasts are pregnant women and women right after childbirth obligated to keep?
Thanks.
5
votes
3answers
99 views
3
votes
2answers
52 views
2
votes
2answers
96 views
Are there different shitos for when fasts end? What are they?
Are there different shitos for when fasts end? (Similar Motzei Shabbos, when some people wait 72 minutes past shkiya to do melacha, where other people wait less.)
0
votes
5answers
266 views
Riddle: Which fast do people fast on different days? [closed]
There is a fast that according to a clear Halacha in Mishna Berura - some people would fast on one day and others would have to fast on the following day. Which fast is this?
5
votes
2answers
308 views
Haircuts on Fast Days
Is one allowed to take a haircut on a fast day like Tzom Gedaliah and or Asarah B'Teves?
4
votes
2answers
215 views
If you're really thirsty (e.g. breaking a fast), do you make a bracha first on the water or solids?
I know generally speaking, when prioritizing brachos, if you have food and drink, the food goes first; also, shehakols tend to rank low.
But what if you're really, really thirsty (e.g. breaking a ...
6
votes
1answer
96 views
What are the opinions regarding eating small-bits-at-a-time (“leshiurin”) on Tisha B'Av when necessary?
I know on Yom Kippur, if someone is medically required to eat, s/he should do so with only a bit of food every few minutes, to avoid the full severity of eating "a full serving in one sitting."
On ...
0
votes
3answers
77 views
2
votes
2answers
78 views
What does “responsive recitation” mean for Selichos?
There are a bunch of Selichos that are supposed to be "recited responsively." I think for many of them, I've seen the format:
Chazan: line 1
Kehila: line 1
Kehila: line 2
Chazan: line 2
Kehila: ...
4
votes
3answers
94 views
7
votes
4answers
298 views
What's the best way to make ashes (for weddings and/or pre-Tisha B'Av)?
There are times that something calls for ashes, e.g.:
The meal right before Tisha B'Av, you're supposed to eat a hard-boiled egg dipped in ashes.
A groom puts ashes on his forehead shortly before ...
5
votes
1answer
88 views
3
votes
0answers
126 views
Fasting on an airplane [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Fast days and time zones
If I am flying from Israel to NY during Tisha B'Av do I have to fast for 32 hours, or can I end the fast when it ends in the place where I was?
...
2
votes
3answers
205 views
Shabbos Chol Hamoed Pesach Torah reading
Why is it that we read on Shabbos Chol Hamoed Pesach the Torah portion that is read on a fast-day?
6
votes
5answers
677 views
Oops, I just missed the siyum for Fast of the Firstborn
I am a firstborn. Suppose I wake up late on Erev Pesach and walk into shul right after they finish the siyum. Can I still partake in the post-siyum meal, or am I too late? More precisely, what are ...
2
votes
2answers
117 views
How to deal with the parts of the Torah reading that are pre-empted by the congregation
Sometimes, our traditional approach to the reading includes having the congregation recite a short section of the reading aloud before the Torah reader does it, and then he follows. The most ...
