The Four Fasts and their Halakhic Status Today
- halakha
- four fasts
This issue is 2,500 years old. It arose in the time of Z’kharya the prophet when tens of thousands of Jews returned to the land of Israel and began to rebuild the Temple. The question: What should become of the fast days commemorating national calamities?
Four Fasts in Our Day
Four Fasts in Our Day, Part 2
Rosh Hashana 18a-b, Part 1
Rosh Hashana 18a-b, Part 2
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