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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2025 · 22 MIN

The Lesser-known Fast Days in the 21st Century (S2, E45)

from Judaism in the 21st Century · host Steven Labkoff, MD & Rabbi Daniel Cohen

While every Jew is aware of the big fast day on the calendar, Yom Kippur, there are other fast days on the Jewish calendar that you may not have heard of. They commemorate different things, but taken as a whole, they provide a chance for those who observe to keep a specific set of tenets in mind. We discuss the lesser-known fast days on this edition of Judaism in the 21st Century.

While every Jew is aware of the big fast day on the calendar, Yom Kippur, there are other fast days on the Jewish calendar that you may not have heard of. They commemorate different things, but taken as a whole, they provide a chance for those who observe to keep a specific set of tenets in mind. We discuss the lesser-known fast days on this edition of Judaism in the 21st Century.

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