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Tag: Fasting
Non-Fasting Sh”tz on Yom Kippur
When should we use a non-fasting sh"tz on Yom Kippur? This CJLS teshuvah, originally written by Rabbi Gail Labovitz, explains.
Reena Bromberg Gaber
September 28, 2023
CJLS
Halakhah
Fasting While Ill
It is considered forbidden to fast on fast days if injurious to one’s health, for the sake of performing positive commandments.
Rabbi Carl Astor
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 10, 2023
Health
Illness
What is Purim and When is it Celebrated?
Purim is about the struggle of identity against assimilation, the value of tolerance, and to live proudly as Jews in an ocean of non-Jews.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
January 31, 2023
Holidays
Purim
Yom Kippur Evening Service
Maariv, the evening service, following Kol Nidrei on Erev Yom Kippur, is similar in many ways to daily Maariv but has notable differences.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
October 3, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
Erev Yom Kippur and the Customs Preceding It
Preparations on Erev Yom Kippur are intrinsic to the awe-inspiring observance of the day: a special meal, candle lighting, and charity.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
October 3, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
Kol Nidrei and Being Imperfect Together
Yom Kippur begins with the dramatic Kol Nidrei service, intended to annul vows made between yourself and God.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
October 3, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
The Days Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
The days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Ten Days of Repentance and include the Fast of Gedaliah.
The Observant Life (Book)
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Rabbi Alan Lucas
September 7, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
What If I Can’t (or Don’t Want to) Fast on Tisha B’Av?
Rabbi Ilana Garber offers us her nine ways to make the 9th day of Av meaningful that do not involve fasting.
Rabbi Ilana C. Garber
August 1, 2022
Tisha B’Av
What are the Jewish Fast Days? What do we do?
There are three kinds of fasts in Judaism rooted in history and spiritual practice with changes to prayer services.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
June 21, 2022
Holidays
Tisha B’Av
Passover Themes, The Month of Nisan, and the Fast of the Firstborn
Passover, commemorates the exodus from Egypt. On a spiritual level, the festival confronts us with the notion of redemption.
Rabbi Alan Lucas
,
The Observant Life (Book)
March 22, 2022
Passover
What is Passover?