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The Anatomy of a Collapse
From a silent siege to total exile: Inside the chronological chain reaction of the four fasts, and the psychological fractures that caused our walls to fall.
The Fast of Gedaliah
A look at the fast of Gedaliah as part of the ten days of repentance.
The Minor Fasts and Their Laws
Did Jews fast over the destruction of the First Temple when the Second Temple stood? Must pregnant and nursing women abstain from eating and drinking on minor fasts?
Tzom Gedalia - Explained
Who Was Gedalia, and Why Do We Fast on "His" Tzom?
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