Jewish holiday
Minor fast days תַּעֲנִיּוֹת
Short fasts from dawn to nightfall that recall events in the history of Jerusalem and the Jewish people.
Greeting: Tzom Kal ("an easy fast")
The story
How it is observed
Blessings and prayers
1 · Aneinu (said in the prayers)
עֲנֵנוּ ה׳ עֲנֵנוּ בְּיוֹם צוֹם תַּעֲנִיתֵנוּ
Aneinu Adonai, aneinu b'yom tzom ta'aniteinu.
Answer us, Lord, answer us on the day of our fast.
Reading and psalm
The prayer Aneinu and the Selichot (penitential prayers) are recited, and the passage of Exodus 32–34, with the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy, is read.
Customs and foods
Dawn to nightfallThe minor fasts begin at dawn, not the night before.
Aneinu"Answer us, Lord, answer us on our fast day" is added to the prayers.
TzedakahIt is customary to give charity on a fast day.
ExemptionsHealth comes first: the sick, pregnant and nursing women usually do not fast.
Celebrate as a family
Use the day to give tzedakah together and talk about the event the fast remembers.
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