Question: I read that a voluntary fast ends with tzais hacochavim (please confirm) but I couldn’t find the halacha for when it begins. Assuming that you took on the voluntary… Read more »
Category: Fast days
Selichot after davening
Question: If someone davened shacharit without a minyan on a fast day like Shiva Asar B’Tammuz and forgot to say selichot then, can he say it in the afternoon? Thank… Read more »
Buying food on minor fast day
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 »
Crying on fast day
Question: I received some bad news on 17 Tammuz and am not sure if tears got in my mouth. If so, does that invalidate a fast? I feel sad about… Read more »
Maintenance medicine on shiva aser b’tamuz?
Question: Can one take maintenance medicine on shiva aser b’tamuz? Answer: If you can’t take it before or after the fast it is permitted, but it is important for me… Read more »
3 fasts before Bar/Bas Mitzvah
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 »
Mistakenly ate during fast- continue?
Question: I drank early this morning but realized it was too late after the zman Answer: Someone that mistakenly drank or ate during the fast, should continue fasting the rest… Read more »
Melamdim on respective fast days?
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 »
Eating before a fast
Question: I wake up early and eat before some of the fasts start. I learnt that one cannot start eating mezonos or bread within half an hour of amod haschar…. Read more »
Eating on Shabbos before a fast day
Question: Is having something one usually has before a fast mutar to have on shabbos for the Sunday fast if he doesn’t SAY that’s the reason? Answer: Regular food is… Read more »
mother fasting when she can break 17th tammuz
Question: Hi, my wife drinks coffee daily and gets bad headaches on fasts and since we have a 5 year old who is ADHD type kid, she finds herself really… Read more »
If I by mistake broke my fast do I have to fast for the rest of the day
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
Inadvertedly Ate on Ta’anis Esther
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 »
Shopping on Taanit Esther
Question: Can I shop online for a computer tablet if there’s 15% off today only? The offer ends at 8pm tonight (fast ends 6.54pm) Many thanks Answer: It is permitted… Read more »
Can you wash clothes and get a haircut on a minor fast day?
Question: Can you wash clothes and get a haircut on a minor fast day? Answer: Yes. Halachically we are even allowed to take showers, which may not be done on… Read more »
Ate by mistake on a fast day
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 »
Selichos of taanis
Question: If davening alone, may one say the appropriate parts of the selichos of assara betewes before davening and not after the shmone essrei (e.g. because time is short due… Read more »
work on fast days
Question: Good day, Is work generally permitted on the fast days? sincerely, Answer: Yes it is permitted to work on a fast day. (Practically don’t overwork yourself, or spend too… Read more »
Eating before alos of a fast day
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 »
Drinking water in order to swallow a pill on a fast day
Question: Is one allowed to drink some water to swallow a medically prescribed pill on 17th of Tammuz? Answer: It depends on the reason that you are taking the pill…. Read more »
I ate after alos by mistake
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 »
Headache 10 teves. Can i drink water
Question: I got bad headache. Can I drink water? Answer: It is hard for me to judge by the terminology that you are writing what you should do. The general… Read more »
Eating nails or skin on a fast day.
Question: If I eat my nails/skin of my fingers or mucus on a fast it’s like eating? It’s permited to do it not on a fast? Answer: None of these… Read more »
Maariv on a fast day
Question: Do you have to daven Maariv before you eat on a minor fast day? Answer: You do not have to daven maariv before breaking the fast. Even on Yom… Read more »
Cutting nails on a minor fast
Question: Are we allowed to clip our nails during tzom gedalia? Answer: It is permitted to cut nails on the Tzom Gedalia, etc. The reason is that halachically it is… Read more »
Tzion gedaliah 5778
Question: Have flu- strong case. Have to fast? Answer: A person that is sick does not have to fast. Sources: M:B 550-4
Please Answer fast i have a couple of hours until Mincha Subject: Taanis
Question: Thank you Yesterday night after tzeis hacohavim, I accepted on my self a fast from alos haschar until tzeis hachoavim for today. I was reading the shulchan aruch and… Read more »
Eating before dawn of fast if one forgot to say that he will wake up early
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 »
Swimming on a fast day for children
Question: Thanks for your answer! As a foillowup question to https://dinonline.org/2017/07/11/swimming-on-17-of-tammuz/ What about children are they allowed to swim today? Answer: Regarding children on 17 of Tammuz, although they don’t fast,… Read more »
Breaking fast on 17th of taamuz
Question: What’s considered not feeling well and therefore you’re allowed to break your fast? In my case I’m at work and I’m weak and finding it hard to concentrate. Answer:… Read more »
Swimming on 17 of tammuz
Question: Hi, is it allowed to swim today ( תענית שבעה עשר בתמוז( Answer: A person should not go swimming on a fast day. The reason is because on a… Read more »
Are you allowed to shop/buy sale items on 17th of Tammuz fast?
Question: Are you allowed to shop/buy sale items on 17th of Tammuz fast? Answer: It is permitted, especially if they are items that are not very expensive and will not… Read more »
After breaking fast because of not feeling well, can one ‘continue’ fasting?
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 »
Asarah beteves
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 »
Accepting a fast on Shabbos
Question: If you want to make a personal fast day on a Sunday, are you allowed to be Mekabel the fast on Shabbos? Answer: You may be mekabel the fast… Read more »
smoking an electronic cigarette on 17th tammuz
Question: Is this permitted Answer: There is a dispute amongst the poskim if one is allowed to smoke on a fast day particularly on the 9 Av. If there is… Read more »
Learning on a fast day
Question: Are you allowed to learn on A fast day? Like today, the 17 of Taamuz? Answer: No problem to learn on a the 17 of Taamuz it is even commendable…. Read more »
Laundry on shiva asar be’tammuz
Question: Can one do laundry on shiva asar be’tammuz? Answer: Some opinions hold that the fast days might have the status of the nine days, but since these are opinions are… Read more »
Schedule of Fast Days
Question: I know that Tamuz 18 is a fast day ( Tzom Shiva Assar) as is Av 9 ( Tisha B’Av) ; Are there other fast days in between ?… Read more »
Avinu Malkainu on Taanis Ester
Question: Do you say avinu malkanu today by mincha davening alone? Answer: No, Avinu Malkeinu is not recited mincha of Taanis Ester which leads in to Purim. Sources: Mishna… Read more »
Haircut and Coloring Hair on Fast Day
Question: Can one get a haircut and dye one’s hair on Ta’anit Esther? Answer: Yes, this is permissible. Sources: There is no prohibition on taking a haircut on a fast… Read more »
Start of Fast Day Mid Flight
i am leaving from new York to Israel on dec. 21 at 6:00 p.m. IY”H. it is asarah b;teves. when do I begin the fast. Thank you. Answer: The fast… Read more »
Pregnant Woman Fasting on Tzom Gedaliah
We are married for around eight months and experienced a miscarriage should my wife fast this Tzom gedalia being that she may be in early pregnancy? Thanks Answer: If she… Read more »
Shopping on Tzom Gedaliah
Are you allowed to go shopping for clothes on Tzom Gedaliah? Answer: Yes, however some time should be set aside for additional tefilla and teshuva which is the most important… Read more »
Fasting without Prayer
Question: Does a Jew fast only if he/she participates in prayer service? Answer: Your question is not fully clear. If you are referring to the Jewish fast days such as Yom… Read more »
Zman Rabeinu Tam for Fast Day
If one holds Rabbeinu Tam for Motzai Shabbos should one l’chatchela hold this zeman for a fast day? Answer: Many have the custom to be stringent for Motzai Shabbos to… Read more »
Broken Fast
I have a shaila about Shiva Assar B’Tammuz Last night I had the intention of waking up before the fast and having something to eat and drink beforehand so I… Read more »
Music on Tzom Gedaliah
Are you allowed to listen to music on Tzom Gedliah? Thank you, Tzom Kal. Answer: Yes, it is permitted to listen to music on this day. It is proper however… Read more »
Fasting Against Parents’ Wishes
a) If one’s parents forbids them to fast Asara Bateves, Tzom Gedalia and Taanis Esther can one still fast? b) what is the brocho for sushi? c) If I have… Read more »
Should You Fast / Daven on Yom Kippur Katan?
Should you fast or daven the special prayers for Yom Kippur Katan? I have never done this in the past, but my son, in yeshiva, urges me to do so…. Read more »