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Fast Day
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The 10th of Tevet: When the Siege Began
The Fast of the 10th of Tevet marks the day Nebuchadnezzar's armies surrounded Jerusalem — the beginning of the end for the First Temple. It has also become a day to remember Holocaust victims whose date of death is unknown.
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The 17th of Tammuz: When the Walls Were Breached
The Fast of the 17th of Tammuz marks the day the walls of Jerusalem were breached — the beginning of the end for the Second Temple. It opens the Three Weeks, a period of intensifying mourning that culminates on Tisha B'Av.
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