A day of abstinence from food and/or drink in observance of historical biblical figure
Fast of Gedaliah
Official name
צוֹם גְּדַלְיָה
Also called
Fast of the seventh month
Type
Jewish
Significance
Mourning the assassination of Gedaliah
Observances
Fasting
Begins
3rd day of Tishrei at dawn (if Shabbat, then 4th day of Tishrei at dawn)
Ends
The same day, at sunset
2023 date
September 18
Related to
Ten Days of Repentance
The Fast of Gedalia (/ˌɡɛdəˈlaɪ.ə,ɡəˈdɑːliə/; צוֹם גְּדַלְיָה Tzom Gedalya), also transliterated from the Hebrew language as Gedaliah or Gedalya(h), is a minor Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of Gedaliah, the righteous governor of what was the Kingdom of Judah. His death ended Jewish autonomy following the destruction of the First Temple and the fall of King Zedekiah.[1]
^"Jewish Holidays: The Fast of Gedaliah". Jewish Virtual Library. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
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