{"id":8504,"date":"2023-12-18T17:14:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T17:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=8504"},"modified":"2025-01-17T16:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T16:54:03","slug":"asara-btevet-fasting-as-we-enter-shabbat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/asara-btevet-fasting-as-we-enter-shabbat\/","title":{"rendered":"Asara B&#8217;Tevet &#8211; Message For Immediate Repentance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ask the Rabbi with Rabbi Chaim Mintz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This year, the fast of <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em> (the Tenth of Tevet) is on Friday, and I&#8217;ve noticed that this is the only fast on our calendar that falls on Friday. Why do our rabbis expect us to enter Shabbat on an empty stomach?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How do we approach Shabbos when Friday is a fast day? | Ask the Rabbi Live with Rabbi Chaim Mintz\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UE1mVm8PUJY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Rabbi Chaim Mintz responds:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asara B&#8217;Tevet &#8211; The Only Friday Fast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It is indeed interesting that <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em> is the only fast on our calendar that can fall on a Friday, which means that we enter<em> Shabbat <\/em>fasting. But let me add to your question. Not only do we fast as we enter <em>Shabbat<\/em>, but according to some opinions, even if <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em> were to actually be on <em>Shabbat<\/em> we would have to fast, just like when <em>Yom Kippur<\/em> is on <em>Shabbat<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is so significant about <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em>, which is merely a commemoration of the beginning of the siege of Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)? Why, even if <em>Tishah B\u2019Av<\/em> (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/the-three-weeks-and-9th-of-av\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9th of Av<\/a>) \u2013 the fast marking the anniversary of the actual destruction of the <em>Beit Hamikdash <\/em>\u2013 falls on Shabbat, it is postponed until Sunday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Siege on Yerushalayim &#8211; A Message to Repent&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I once heard Rabbi Moshe Feinstein explain this with the following powerful thought. Although <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em> only commemorates the beginning of the siege of Yerushalayim, with the actual destruction of the <em>Beit Hamikdash <\/em>not taking place until almost three years later, on some level it was the beginning of the end. The Jewish nation at that time was not conducting themselves the way they should, and the prophets had repeatedly warned them that they must repent or they would lose the merit of having the <em><em>Beit Hamikdash<\/em><\/em> in their midst<em>.<\/em> But sadly, they didn\u2019t heed these warnings, and Hashem (God) sent Nevuchadnetzar to lay siege on Yerushalayim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This siege was the final warning, intended to wake them up from their slumber. With the enemy at their doorstep, they should have realized that it was now or never, and they could no longer ignore the reality of the impending tragedy. But the Jews still didn\u2019t get the message, figuring they still had time to repent and could change their ways at a later time. Tragically, this never happened, and a short while later the <em><em>Beit Hamikdash<\/em><\/em> was destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procrastination &#8211; The Root of Their Sin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast days are not just for remembering tragic events of days gone by; they are also meant to be a part of the <em>teshuvah<\/em> process, to rectify the sins that caused these terrible tragedies in the first place. When we fast on <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em>, we must look to rectify the sins of our ancestors that caused the siege, and that ultimately led to the destruction of the <em>Beit Hamikdash<\/em>. Since the root of their sin was procrastination and lack of urgency to repent, it is our duty to fast and repent immediately \u2013 on the very day we received this severe warning \u2013 and not to even postpone the fast until after <em>Shabbat<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although on our calendar, <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em> can never actually fall on Shabbat, if we would fast on Shabbat, we certainly fast when it falls on Friday. We are expected to enter Shabbat with these last bits of hunger pangs, as the urgency of the fast does not allow it to be postponed. This is a powerful lesson to think about as we fast on <em>Asara B\u2019Tevet<\/em>, as well as a message to take with us throughout the year. When a person sins, he must not wait for <em>Yom Kippur<\/em> to repent, but he must do his best to repent immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>In short: <\/strong><\/em><strong><em><strong><em>We enter Shabbat fasting, and we would even fast if Asara B\u2019Tevet were to fall on Shabbat. Since the fast is to teach us not to delay repentance, we must fast immediately, not waiting until after Shabbat.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button tm-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/sign-up.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about Jewish fast days with a TorahMate. Sign up for a weekly learning partner today!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Have another question to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oorah.org\/asktherabbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ask a rabbi<\/a>? 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