The call for active participation in tefillah and fasting on the Fast of Esther (March 21) on behalf of the many acute needs of our people has come from across the spectrum, including rabbinic ...

As the holiday of Purim approaches, preceded by Taanit Esther, the fast day that commemorates the three-day fast undertaken by the Persian Jewish community in the Book of Esther as they pleaded ...

Fast of Esther Quiz. Dr. Aryeh Hirsch Mar 17, 2011, 11:16 AM (GMT+2) Dr. Aryeh Hirsch. Fast of Esther Quiz. Can you name two main ideas, hinted at in the upcoming Shabbos and in the Shabbos that ...

Esther’s insight has indeed carried the Jewish people through the ages. International Agunah Day aims to unite all of the Jewish people in erasing the blight of get-refusal and agunot from our ...

Jewish groups call for pre-Purim fast for Ukraine, Zelensky The day before Purim is known as Ta’anit Esther, or the Fast of Esther, when many observant Jews fast from sunrise to sunset.

In 2018, he asked his followers to participate in an “Esther Fast” for the end of Roe v. Wade. After the 2020 election, he urged Christians to fast “for the exposure of voter fraud.” ...

If Esther failed to act, ... Why We Call It Megillat Esther. By. Rabbi Reuven Taragin - 6 Adar 5785 – March 5, 2025. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

Hillel and other Jewish groups call for dedication of pre-Purim fast day to Ukraine International group serving Jewish college students joins move to devote Fast of Esther to delivering spiritual ...

"I got calls from people who did not even know about the fast and wanted to participate. I even got a call from women saying that they will join the fast from Riverdale," said Fireaizen-Weil.