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Fast of the Firstborn
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Fast of the Firstborn - (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before PassoverJudaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmudminor fast day - one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar |
Fast of the Firstborn
Firstborn, Fast of theBetween March 26 and April 23; Nisan 14The Fast of the Firstborn is the only fast in the Jewish calendar which is neither an atonement for sin nor a fast of petition. Observed only symbolically by firstborn male Jews on the day before Passover, its main purpose appears to be to remind Jews of the Angel of Death's slaying of the Egyptians' firstborn sons and the miraculous escape of their own sons. The obligation to fast can be avoided by participating in a siyyum —the study of a particular passage of the Talmud.
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DaysCustFaith-1957, p. 111
OxYear-1999, p. 727
RelHolCal-2004, p. 50
Fast of the Firstborn
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