Question: Can one have a regular doctor appointment for a physical on a minor fast day (esther) or is it preferable to choose another day if there are options? Answer:… Read more »

Question: If one has energy, may one exercise on a minor fast day? Answer: Yes you may do exercises on a minor fast day if you wish to do so…. Read more »

Question: I know 10 tevet is a minor fast day. I saw reference to a opinion that 5th tevet should be observed as a fast? n 422 BCE, the prophet… Read more »

Question: I will likely be flying to Miami on the morning of Asara b’Tevet, is flying on a fast day considered to be bad luck? All the best Answer: Thank… Read more »

Question: When is the earliest time calculation for making kiddush when Asara b’Teves is on Friday? Answer: We have to wait for nightfall before making kiddush, however we can daven… Read more »

Question: Can people buy food on minor fast days? And, if a Jewish person who is not fasting purchases food on the fast day, can that food be eaten by… Read more »

Question: What is the source of the minhag to fast three before a boys bar mitzva, I couldn’t find it in sefer haminhagim. Answer: You are in good company. There are… Read more »

Question: Are there leniency or even exemptions for melamdim (for example, people who teach Torah to young children) on respective fast days? If so, what are the parameters? Thank you… Read more »

Question: If I by mistake broke my fast do I have to fast for the rest of the day Answer: Yes, you do continue fasting. Best Wishes

Question: I inadvertedly ate some nuts on Ta’anis Esther, and after eating a couple of nuts, I realized it was a fast and stopped. Must i continue fasting today? Must… Read more »

Question: I ate by mistake on a fast day,realized straight away and kept the rest of the day Do I have to fast another day Answer: No. You do not… Read more »

Question: If one forgot to make an explicit tnai that he is not accepting the fast when going to sleep, but he asked his family to prepare food for him… Read more »

Question: I by mistake ate to day after 4:25am I think it was 4:29 what’s the din. Do I have to fast again tomorrow? Answer: Although it appears that you did… Read more »

Question: If one woke up today before alos to eat, and could not remember whether he made a tnai the night before, is he allowed to eat? safek d’rabbanon lekula?… Read more »

Question: My roommate (a woman) fasted on Taanis Esther. She told me that at some point she ate a banana and drank a coffee because she “really wasn’t feeling good”,… Read more »

Question: At what time does the fast of asrah beteves begin on Sunday morning in Jerusalem? And what time does it end? What are the reasons for this fast? Answer:… Read more »