articles on The Fast of Gedaliah
The Four Fasts of the Destruction
After the First Temple was destroyed, the Prophets instituted fasts marking the tragic events surrounding the Destruction and the ensuing exile of the Jewish People.
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?
Lessons on The Fast of Gedaliah
Growing Up in On the Fast of Gedaliah 5784
Rabbi Haggai Lundin | 3 Tishrei 5784
5. Tzom Gedalia
Chapter 6: The Four Fasts Commemorating the Destruction of the Temple
On the third of Tishrei, Gedalia b. Aĥikam was killed. This extinguished the last ember of Jewish sovereignty in Eretz Yisrael and realized the full measure of exile. This is why the prophets instituted a fast day.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 12 5782
