Fast of Gedaliah
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The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish fast day
ⓘ
minor fast day in Judaism ⓘ |
| ageRequirement | adults customarily fast ⓘ |
| alternativeDateCondition | postponed to 4 Tishrei when 3 Tishrei falls on Shabbat ⓘ |
| alternativeDateInHebrewCalendar | 4 Tishrei ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Babylonian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHistoricalFigure | Gedaliah ben Ahikam ⓘ |
| associatedRuler | Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| biblicalEvent | assassination of Gedaliah at Mizpah ⓘ |
| biblicalSource |
Book of Jeremiah
ⓘ
Books of Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Kings
|
| calendarRelation | occurs shortly after Rosh Hashanah ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish fast days
ⓘ
Jewish holy days ⓘ Tishrei observances ⓘ |
| commemorates |
assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam
ⓘ
end of Jewish autonomy in Judah after the First Temple’s destruction ⓘ |
| dateInHebrewCalendar | 3 Tishrei ⓘ |
| fastDuration | from dawn until nightfall ⓘ |
| fastType | daytime fast ⓘ |
| foodAndDrink |
drinking prohibited during fast hours
ⓘ
eating prohibited during fast hours ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
Judea
ⓘ
surface form:
land of Judah
|
| haftarahReading | Isaiah 55:6–56:8 in many rites ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | rabbinic fast ⓘ |
| liturgicalCategory | public fast ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason | Ten Days of Repentance ⓘ |
| monthInHebrewCalendar | Tishrei ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gedaliah ben Ahikam ⓘ |
| observanceRegion |
Israel
ⓘ
Jewish communities worldwide ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| occursIn | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| prayerAdditions |
Aneinu in the Amidah
ⓘ
Avinu Malkeinu ⓘ
surface form:
Avinu Malkeinu in many communities
Selichot ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfRitual | Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rosh Hashanah
ⓘ
Seventeenth of Tammuz ⓘ Fast of the Tenth of Tevet ⓘ
surface form:
Tenth of Tevet
Tisha BAv ⓘ
surface form:
Tisha B’Av
Yom Kippur ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of internal strife and political assassination
ⓘ
mourning loss of Jewish self-governance ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| timePeriodCommemorated | period after the destruction of the First Temple ⓘ |
| TorahReading | Exodus 32:11–14 and 34:1–10 ⓘ |
| workRestrictions | work permitted ⓘ |
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