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Remembrance An
Repentance

The day that changed our
lives as Jews.

10,

A fast day that recalls the beginning of terrible

times, and our changed relationship with God.

Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor

C

hanuka straddles two months on the Jewish
calendar — beginning on the 24th of Kislev
and ending on the second of Tevet.
One week after the warm glow of the Chanuka
lights, the delightful aroma of sizzling potato latkes
and the joyous sounds of "Maot Tzur" are fond
memories, the mood changes. For on the 10th day
of Tevet we observe a day of fasting and repen-
tance.
The origin of the fast can be found in Tanach, the
Jewish Bible. ll Kings 25: 1-7, describe the siege of
Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, on
the 10th of Tevet in 586 B.C.E.

The fast of Asara b'Tevet is a day of general Kaddish,
to recall those whose date of death is unknown.

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