Today is the day of fasting mentioned by the prophet Zechariah (8:19) the fast of the 10th (month). Mar Zutra said: “The reward for a fast day is in the charity.” (Berakhot 6b) The money that we dont spend on food today should be given to charity. Maimonides explains the reason for fasting: (Hilkhot Ta`anit 5:1-5): There are certain days on which all Israel practice abstinence because of the hardships that befell them on those days, in order to awaken the heart and open the way to repentance, so that we remember our evil deeds and the deeds of our ancestors which were like our actions now, to the extent that it caused them and us these troubles, so that in remembering these things we will return to the good path, as it is said: “and they shall confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their fathers” (Lev. 26:40). In the merit of this repentance may Hashem turn this fast day and the others mentioned in Zechariah 8 into days of gladness and joy!
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 15:16:53 +0000
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