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major fast day
one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar
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minor fast day
one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar
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Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur
(Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law
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Fast of Ab, Fast of Av, Ninth of Ab, Ninth of Av, Tisha b'Ab, Tisha b'Av, Tishah b'Ab, Tishah b'Av
(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
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Fast of Gedaliah
(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah
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Fast of Tevet
(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust
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Fast of Esther
(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim
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Fast of the Firstborn
(Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover
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Fast of Tammuz
(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached
