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AFTER A BAD DREAM, FASTING IS MANDATORY: Here are all the situations when Jews fast
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TL;DR
- Judaism has numerous fasting days beyond Yom Kippur, with varying durations and purposes.
- Fasts can be communal or individual, serving as acts of repentance, mourning, or prayer.
- Major fasts include Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) and Tisha b'Av (commemorating the destruction of the Temples).
- Minor fasts, lasting only during the day, include Tzom Gedalia, Asarah b'Tevet, Shivah Asar b'Tamuz, and Ta'anit Ester.
- Customs include fasting on a wedding day, before conversion to Judaism, before Passover for firstborn sons, and Sigd for Ethiopian Jews.
- Fasting can also occur in emergencies, as a 'mini Yom Kippur' before Rosh Chodesh, after a bad dream, or after a Torah scroll falls.