The Fast of Esther (Ta'anit Ester, Hebrew: תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר) is a fast on Purim eve commemorating two communal fasts undertaken by the Persian Jewish...

prohibition on fasting, and slight changes in the liturgy. Ta'anit Esther (תענית אסתר‎), or "Fast of Esther", is named in honor of the fast of Esther and her...

details of fasting practices differ. Yom Kippur, Tisha B'av, Fast of Esther, Tzom Gedalia, the Seventeenth of Tamuz, the Tenth of Tevet, and Fast of the Firstborn...

Look up Esther in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Esther is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. Esther may also refer to: Esther (given name)...

Fasting is practiced in various religions. Examples include Lent in Christianity and Yom Kippur, Tisha B'av, Fast of Esther, Fast of Gedalia, the Seventeenth...

in leap years) – 7th of Adar – some fast on this day in memory of the death of Moses 13 Adar (II in leap years) – Fast of Esther – on 11 Adar when the...

under penalty of death. Esther says she will fast and pray for three days and asks Mordechai to request that all Jews of Persia fast and pray for three...

Esther, originally Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in...

The Book of Esther (Hebrew: מְגִלַּת אֶסְתֵּר, romanized: Megillat Ester; Greek: Ἐσθήρ; Latin: Liber Esther), also known in Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the...

Gedalia) Tenth of Tevet (Asara B'Tevet) Fast of Esther (Ta'anit Esther) Seventeenth of Tammuz (Shiva Asar B'Tammuz) There are additional fasts that are practiced...

based upon Queen Esther. During the festival the New Christian women fasted for 3 days as Esther herself, her uncle Mordechai and the Jews of Persia did in...

well as the four minor fast days of Fast of Gedalia, Tenth of Tevet, Fast of Esther, and Seventeenth of Tammuz. Sometimes the fast is broken with tea and...

respectively. Tevet: ṣomä tibt (Tevet fast) between 1 – 10. Shevat: wamashi brobu on 1. Adar: ṣomä astēr (Fast of Esther – Ta'anit Ester) between 11 – 13....

plight of the Agunah and galvanize action to solve the problem. It is observed on the Jewish calendar date of the Fast of Esther. The Fast of Esther was...

Esther Lavelle Snyder (née Johnson) (January 7, 1920 – August 4, 2006) was an American businesswoman. She co-founded In-N-Out Burger, with her husband...

and it is mentioned in the notes section. All fasts other than Yom Kippur and Tisha b'Av begin at dawn of the day listed. Yom tov for the Three Pilgrimage...

respectively. Tevet: ṣomä tibt (Tevet fast) between 1–10. Shevat: wamashi brobu on 1. Adar: ṣomä astēr (Fast of Esther – Ta'anit Ester) between 11–13. Monthly...

("inscribe us in the book"). Fast days on which it is not recited (by any custom) are Tisha B'Av, the afternoon of the Fast of Esther except when it is brought...

in the month of Nisan, in which mourning is traditionally prohibited. Fast of Gedalia Fast of Esther Fast of Seventeenth of Tammuz Fast of Tisha B'Av On...

Knesset, Israel's parliament. The State of Israel has adopted most traditional religious Jewish holidays as part of its national calendar, while also having...

poems, and a Mahzor of the Roman rite attributes to him a selihah for the Fast of Esther. Ahimaaz is best known as the compiler of the Chronicle, composed...

during the course of the year. Since Purim falls on Sunday, the 13th of Adar, known as the Fast of Esther, falls on Saturday. Usually, fasts other than Yom...

the reaction of the Jews to Haman's evil decree, focusing on Mordecai's action of mourning and fasting, which eventually forced Esther to take action...

communal fast day which survived to modern times (the Fast of Esther) may not be an expression of asceticism or mourning: it may follow the pattern of ancient...

you", is quoted Hebrews 2:12. Psalm 22 is traditionally recited on the Fast of Esther, on the day before Purim. This psalm is recited during synagogue services...

indicates that on Hanukkah and Purim they say "a kind of event" in the confessional blessing of the eighteenth prayer. The exact wording "on the miracles"...

readings on the fast days of the Tenth of Tevet, the Fast of Esther, the Seventeenth of Tammuz, and the Fast of Gedaliah, and for the afternoon (Mincha)...

Esther Louise McVey, Lady Davies, (born 24 October 1967) is a British Conservative Party politician and television presenter who has been serving as the...

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thirteenth of Nisan, and Esther reacted by instructing all Jews of Susa to undertake a three-day fast beginning the next day, the fourteenth of Nisan. For...