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עשרה בטבת | Asarah b’Tevet and the Tragic Side of Ḥanukkah by Rabbi Shem Tov Gaguine (1934)

Contributor(s): Shem Tov Gaguine and Abe Katz (translation)
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Why is the military victory of the Maccabees not referred to in the Mishna or Gemara but is mentioned only in later writings and in the prayer of Al Ha’Nissim? . . .

עשרה בטבת | The Tenth of Tevet on a Friday, Can one fast half a day? by Rabbi Ethan Tucker (Mechon Hadar, Center for Jewish Law and Values)

Contributor(s): Ethan Tucker
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Asarah b'Tevet | Tags:

mourning, fasting, ascetic practice

This Friday (13th December) is Asarah B’Tevet (10th of Tevet), one of the minor fast days in the Jewish calendar. Mechon Hadar’s Rabbi Ethan Tucker provides an overview of the various halakhic issues that are raised by a fasting on a Friday due to the upcoming Shabbat – how do we balance the tragedy of the fall of Jerusalem in 6th century BCE, which our fasting commemorates, with the joy of Shabbat? . . .

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עשרה בטבת | Asarah b’Tevet and the Tragic Side of Ḥanukkah by Rabbi Shem Tov Gaguine (1934)

עשרה בטבת | The Tenth of Tevet on a Friday, Can one fast half a day? by Rabbi Ethan Tucker (Mechon Hadar, Center for Jewish Law and Values)