Question: Is there any significance to the fact that the fast of the Tenth of Tevet (Asara B’Tevet) almost immediately follows Chanukah and that it is the shortest of all the fast days? Does this ...

Many of us are surprised to be fasting on a Friday. We do so because we are careful to always fast on precisely the tenth day of Tevet – no matter on which day of the week it falls. We would even fast ...

The Tenth of Tevet is not just a fast day mourning the destruction of the temple but a day to mourn those for whom the date of death is unknown. (JTA) — Today is an unusual day on the Jewish calendar, ...

Annually, Muslims all over the world look forward to their holy month of Ramadan in which they are encouraged to fast, pray and engulf themselves in good deeds in an extraordinary manner. This month ...