Tenth of Tevet fast day

The Fast that Recalls a Disastrous War

Tenth of Tevet fast day

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, 2/3/2005

In the Jewish calendar, the 10th of the month of Tevet, "Asarah B'Tevet," is the anniversary of the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by Babylonian troops, 2500+ years ago.

Because of that , for thousands of years i

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