Tenth of Tevet (Hebrew: עשרה בטבת, Asarah BeTevet), the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, is a minor fast day in Judaism. It is a "low fast" observed from sunrise to sunset. The day has no relationship to Hanukkah, but it happens to follow that festival by a week. Whether the 10th of Tevet falls 7 or 8 days after Hanukkah depends on whether the preceding month of Kislev has 29 or 30 days in the relevant year.
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List of Dates
Asara B'Tevet begins in the Diaspora on:- Fri, 17 December 2010 at dawn (10th of Tevet, 5771)
- Thu, 05 January 2012 at dawn (10th of Tevet, 5772)
- Sun, 23 December 2012 at dawn (10th of Tevet, 5773)
- Fri, 13 December 2013 at dawn (10th of Tevet, 5774)
- Thu, 01 January 2015 at dawn (10th of Tevet, 5775)
- Tue, 22 December 2015 at dawn (10th of Tevet, 5776)
Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11 - 34:10
1: Exodus 32:11-14
(4 p'sukim)
2: Exodus 34:1-3
(3 p'sukim)
3: Exodus 34:4-10
(7 p'sukim)
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Hebrew - English Bible
- Mechon Mamre
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Tenth of Tevet" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.