Minor fast days תַּעֲנִיּוֹת

Besides Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av, the Jewish calendar has minor fasts that last from dawn until nightfall: the Fast of Gedaliah (3 Tishrei), the 10th of Tevet, when the siege of Jerusalem began, the Fast of Esther (13 Adar, before Purim) and the 17th of Tammuz, when the walls of Jerusalem were breached. On the day before Passover there is also the Fast of the Firstborn.

Adults in good health do not eat or drink from dawn until nightfall. Special prayers are added, including Aneinu, "answer us", and the Torah is read in the afternoon. Pregnant and nursing women and people who are ill are generally exempt.