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The
Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
When?
1) The fast begins at the break of dawn and ends at nightfall.
a)
Some people get up before dawn to have a early morning breakfast
(but this is only permitted if a decision to do so is verbally
expressed the night before).
b) When the fast falls on Friday, most people fast until they
drink the wine or grape juice of the Friday night Kiddush at the
Shabbat table.
Do's
and Don'ts
1)
During the duration of the fast, eating and drinking are prohibited
2) Unlike Yom Kippur and Tisha Ba'Av (The Day of Atonement and
the Ninth of Av), brushing teeth (no swallowing!), bathing, annointing
and wearing leather are permitted.
3) Pregnant and nursing women, and others with health restrictions
may be exempt from fasting (please consult your rabbi). Children
under the age of bar/bat mitzvah (13 for boys, 12 for girls) are
not required to fast.
4) Special prayers are added to the synagogue services:
a)
S'lichot (Penitential Prayers) and Avinu Malkeinu (Our Father,
Our King) are recited during the morning service.
b) At Mincha, the afternoon service, Exodus 32:11, containing
the 13 attributes of G-d's mercy, is read from the Torah.
c) The Aneinu prayer, asking for special forgiveness, is added
to the morning and afternoon services by the cantor. An individual
who is fasting includes Aneinu in the silent Mincha Amidah.
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