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Fast of Esther   /fæst əv ˈɛstər/   Listen
Fast of Esther

noun
1.
(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim.






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"Fast of Esther" Quotes from Famous Books



... approve of laxity, he had still less sympathy with the extreme piety bordering on folly of those whom he called "crazy saints." Enemy to every exaggeration, he blamed those who, for example, imposed upon themselves two consecutive fast days. Once when the Fast of Esther fell on a Thursday, a woman applied to Rashi for advice. She told him she was compelled to accompany her mistress on a trip, and asked him whether she might fast the next day. Rashi in his Responsum first recalled the fact that the Fast of Esther was not mentioned ...
— Rashi • Maurice Liber



Words linked to "Fast of Esther" :   minor fast day, Judaism



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