The most stringent of all fast days is Yom Kippur, since fasting is min haTorah. Four other fasts are rooted in divrei kabbalah: Tzom Gedaliah, Asara B’Teves, Shiva’a Asar B’Tammuz and Tisha B’Av • Watch
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