Fasting on the Jewish Wedding DayArchived 2018-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Note however that the Jerusalem Talmud (Bikurim 3:3) mentions that on a wedding day one's sins are absolved. Maharam Minz (n.109) uses this idea as a justification for fasting: ונהגו [ה]חתן ו[ה]כלה להתענות ביום הנישואין עד אחר הברכה, י"א הטעם דהוא יום סליחה דידוע שנמחלו עונותיהם וי"כ דידהו כדדרשינן על הא דכתיב (בראשית כח) ויקח את מחלת. Later sources explicitly parallel the wedding day to Yom Kippur in terms of both forgiveness and fasting.
The Rosh writes that this decision is made on a communal level, and individuals may not deviate. Similarly, the Ritva writes that the decision whether to fast is made by the beit din. Maimonides writes that "all of Israel are accustomed to fast" on these days (Laws of Fasts 5:5). See discussionArchived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine of these positions. However, R' David Bar-Hayim reads Maimonides to mean that every Jew may personally choose to observe these fasts or not (sourceArchived 2017-09-29 at the Wayback Machine).
The Rosh writes that this decision is made on a communal level, and individuals may not deviate. Similarly, the Ritva writes that the decision whether to fast is made by the beit din. Maimonides writes that "all of Israel are accustomed to fast" on these days (Laws of Fasts 5:5). See discussionArchived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine of these positions. However, R' David Bar-Hayim reads Maimonides to mean that every Jew may personally choose to observe these fasts or not (sourceArchived 2017-09-29 at the Wayback Machine).
Rav Mosheh Twersky (November 30, 2017). "The Four Fasts, Then & Now". Orthodox Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
"The Seventh of Adar". Orthodox Union. 13 February 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
Hoffman, R' Yair (4 May 2014). "BaHaB". The Yeshiva World. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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Rabbi Doniel Neustadt (25 June 2017). "Eating Before Davening". Weekly-Halacha. Rabbi Neustadt, Dr. Jeffrey Gross and Project Genesis. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via Torah.org.
Rav Mosheh Twersky (November 30, 2017). "The Four Fasts, Then & Now". Orthodox Union. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
The Rosh writes that this decision is made on a communal level, and individuals may not deviate. Similarly, the Ritva writes that the decision whether to fast is made by the beit din. Maimonides writes that "all of Israel are accustomed to fast" on these days (Laws of Fasts 5:5). See discussionArchived 2018-08-26 at the Wayback Machine of these positions. However, R' David Bar-Hayim reads Maimonides to mean that every Jew may personally choose to observe these fasts or not (sourceArchived 2017-09-29 at the Wayback Machine).
Hoffman, R' Yair (4 May 2014). "BaHaB". The Yeshiva World. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
Fasting on the Jewish Wedding DayArchived 2018-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Note however that the Jerusalem Talmud (Bikurim 3:3) mentions that on a wedding day one's sins are absolved. Maharam Minz (n.109) uses this idea as a justification for fasting: ונהגו [ה]חתן ו[ה]כלה להתענות ביום הנישואין עד אחר הברכה, י"א הטעם דהוא יום סליחה דידוע שנמחלו עונותיהם וי"כ דידהו כדדרשינן על הא דכתיב (בראשית כח) ויקח את מחלת. Later sources explicitly parallel the wedding day to Yom Kippur in terms of both forgiveness and fasting.
Rabbi Doniel Neustadt (25 June 2017). "Eating Before Davening". Weekly-Halacha. Rabbi Neustadt, Dr. Jeffrey Gross and Project Genesis. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021 – via Torah.org.
