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Fasting
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Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
The holiest day in the Jewish calendar — a 25-hour fast devoted to prayer, repentance, and spiritual renewal.
Yom Kippur: The Complete Guide to the Day of Atonement
A comprehensive guide to Yom Kippur — the 25-hour fast, Kol Nidre, the five prayer services, the prohibitions, confession, and why the holiest day is also the most hopeful.
Why Jews Fast on Yom Kippur
The 25-hour Yom Kippur fast is commanded in the Torah as part of afflicting your soul — a physical expression of repentance that strips away bodily needs to focus entirely on spiritual renewal.
Tractate Ta'anit: The Laws of Fast Days
Tractate Ta'anit explores the laws of communal fasting and prayers for rain, revealing how Jewish communities responded to drought, crisis, and the mystery of unanswered prayer.
Tractate Yoma: The Talmud of Yom Kippur
Tractate Yoma preserves the dramatic Yom Kippur Temple service in extraordinary detail — the High Priest's weeklong preparation, the scapegoat sent to Azazel, the five fasting prohibitions, and the theology of atonement that shapes Judaism to this day.
Fast of Esther (Ta'anit Esther): A Day of Prayer Before Purim
The Fast of Esther is a minor fast day observed the day before Purim, commemorating Queen Esther's three-day fast before approaching the king to save the Jewish people.