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Fast of Esther

DEFINITIONS OF: Fast of Esther

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n (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

Type of:
minor fast day
one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar
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