Asara BeTeves
The Fast of the Tenth of Teves marks the day that Nevuzadran, the Babylonian general, laid siege to Jerusalem prior to the destruction of the first Holy Temple. The siege lasted almost three years until the city walls were breached and the Temple was destroyed. This was the beginning of a long line of disasters on the Jewish people, including the first exile, and the destruction of the second Temple.
This day is commemorated by refraining from eating or drinking from sunrise to nightfall.
- 10th of Tevet – An Avoidable Siege By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff
- The Eternal Emotional Impact By Rabbi Yehudah Prero
- A Hate Worse Than Death By Rabbi Yehudah Prero
- Preventing Identity Theft By Rabbi Yehudah Prero
- The Fast of the Tenth of Teves By Rabbi Yehudah Prero
- The Power of Prayer and the Destruction By Rabbi Yehudah Prero
- A Fast for Torah By Rabbi Yehudah Prero
- Practical Lessons in Perspective By Rabbi Yehudah Prero
Other Classes on Asara BeTeves by Torah.org's Parsha Authors
- For Shame or Pride Rabbi's Notebook (5766)
- Love Conquers All Rabbi's Notebook (5764)
- Parashat Vayigash & the Fast of the 10th of Tebet Table Talk (5764)
- Another Beginning of a Different End Perceptions (5758)
- The Tenth of Tebet Table Talk (5767)