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Pesach / Public Fast Days and Selichot / The Fast of Gedaliah / The Tenth of Tevet / The Fast of Esther, pages 615-615, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Selected Laws and Customs

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SELECTED LAWS AND CUSTOMS

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Passage 11. At this time, one should shake or brush out one's pockets and those of one's children, to make sure no crumbs of chametz are found there. true Passage 12. It is customary not to eat matzah that has come in contact with water—or other liquids during the first seven days of Pesach. Due to the strict adherence to this custom, one should not pass wet fingers over the lips when washing mayim achronim (page 89), for there may be matzah crumbs around the lips. On the eighth day of Pesach, we deliberately mix matzah with water. true Passage 13. Before retiring to bed on the first night of Pesach, one recites only the first passage of the Shema and the Hamapil blessing (pages 142, and 147). true Passage 12. On the first day of Pesach, before the congregation recites the Musaf Amidah, the gabbai announces "מוֹרִיד הַטָּל". From then on, instead of saying מַשִּׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶּשֶׁם in the second blessing of the Amidah, one begins saying מוֹרִיד הַטָּל. true Passage 13. One who is not praying with the congregation and does not intend to pray with a later minyan, and has not yet prayed the Shacharit Amidah, but heard the gabbai's announcement before reciting the morning service, should recite מוֹרִיד הַטָּל in his morning service. true heading PUBLIC FAST DAYS AND SELICHOT Passage 1. On the days that tragedies occurred, we fast "in order to inspire the hearts and to open the paths of teshuvah (returning to God). It serves as a reminder of our sinful conduct, and that of our ancestors that resembles our present conduct, bringing these calamities upon them and upon us. By reminding ourselves of these matters, we will return and improve our conduct..." (Rambam, Laws of Fasts 5:1). Fasting itself is not the primary service of the day. The fast is only a preparation for teshuvah, and the day must not be spent in idleness and useless activities. true Passage 2. Teshuvah requires more than simply leaving the past and starting afresh. It requires verbal confession of sin before God, and articulation of one's pursuit of forgiveness and reinstatement in the favor of God. This is the basic concept and content of the selichot, the prayers of supplication seeking forgiveness and atonement. true Passage 3. When a fast day occurs on Shabbat, the fast is postponed to the next day, except for the Fast of Esther, which is moved up to Thursday. true Passage 4. The following is a description of the public fast days: true heading THE FAST OF GEDALIAH Passage The day after Rosh Hashanah, the third day of Tishrei, is known as Tzom (the Fast of) Gedaliah. It was instituted by the Sages to commemorate the assassination of Gedaliah ben Achikam, the Jewish governor of Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar. This critical event was the final blow to the hopes that the Jewish community of the Land of Israel would survive the Babylonian domination, and led to its destruction. The event is recorded in II Kings chapter 25, and in Jeremiah chapters 40-41. The fast is also mentioned in Zechariah (7:5 and 8:19). true heading THE TENTH OF TEVET Passage On the tenth day of the month of Tevet in 588 BCE, the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar began his siege of Jerusalem, resulting in the destruction of the first Beit Hamikdash and, ultimately, the Babylonian exile. This event is recorded in II Kings 25:1-4 and Ezekiel 24:1-2, and is first mentioned as a fast day in Zechariah 8:19. true heading THE FAST OF ESTHER Passage The Fast of Esther is observed on the day before Purim, Adar 13. This day is the anniversary of the day that the Jews fought against their enemies throughout the Persian Empire (Esther 9:1), and whenever the Jewish people were at war, they fasted in order that God would come to their aid. true