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Tzom Gedaliah

Fast of Gedaliah
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Tzom Gedaliah

Tzom Gedaliah

צום גדליה

TZ-Om Ge-Dal-Ee-Yah

“The Fast of Gedaliah”

What is Tzom Gedaliah

Commemorates the assassination of Gedaliah, the governor of Judah in 582 BCE, as recounted in II Kings 25.

When is Tzom Gedaliah

Tishrei 3

Because fasting on Shabbat is prohibited (with the exception of Yom Kippur) when this fast falls on a Saturday it is postponed to Sunday

Month

Tishrei

Customs of Tzom Gedaliah

  • Fasting – Similar to the other minor fast days, eating and drinking is prohibited from dawn until nightfall.
  • Extra LiturgySelichot, liturgical prayers, are added into the morning service (Shacharit)

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