Wikipedia's first sentence called it “meal eaten after jewish fast days such as yom kippur and tisha b'av”. Today it says “meal eaten after fasting”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Meal eaten after Ta'anit in Judaism”. It now reads “First meal eaten after a fast”.
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A break-fast is the meal eaten after Jewish fast days such as Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av .1 During a Jewish fast, no food or drink is consumed, including bread and water. The major fasts last over 25 hours, from before sundown on the previous night until after sundown on the day of the fast.2 Four other shorter fasts during the year begin at dawn and end after sunset. To break the fast, it is customary to eat a light meal consisting of salads and dairy foods. Heavy food on an empty stomach is usually avoided. Sometimes the fast is broken with tea and cake before eating a full meal. A drink of milk or juice before the post-fast meal helps the body to readjust and diminishes the urge to overeat or eat too rapidly. Customs for the first food eaten after the Yom Kippur fast differ. Iranian Jews often eat a mixture of shredded apples mixed with rose water called "faloodeh seeb." Polish and Russian Jews will have tea and cake. Syrian and Iraqi Jews eat round sesame crackers that look like mini- bagels . Turkish and Greek Jews sip a sweet drink made from melon seeds. Some people start with herring to replace the salt lost during fasting. Orthodox Jews generally do not eat meat and wine at the break-fast after Tisha B'Av because the burning of the Temple on the 9th of Av is said to have continued until noon on the 10th of Av. Even when the 9th of Av falls and Shabbat and Tisha B'Av is observed on the 10th, though all other Nine Days restrictions end with the fast, wine and meat are customarily still not consumed at the break fast.3
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During a Jewish fast, no food or drink is consumed, including bread and water. The major fasts last over 25 hours, from before sundown on the previous night until after sundown on the day of the fast. Four other shorter fasts during the year begin at dawn and end after sunset.
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During a Jewish fast, no food or drink is consumed, including bread and water. The major fasts last over 25 hours, from before sundown on the previous night until after sundown on the day of the fast. Four other shorter fasts during the year begin at dawn and end after sunset. In Islam fasting mostly occurs during the month of Ramadan where Muslims fast for the whole duration of the month for around 30 continuous days.The fasting starts at dawn and ends by sunset where the first meal "break fast" is eaten.During the time of fast no form of food and drinks are consumed.
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Meal eaten after Ta'anit in Judaism 1657 engraving of rituals to end Yom Kippur.One man makes kiddush while another blows the shofar .A child holds the havdala candle, another holds the besamim, and a third carries in food.A break-fast is a meal eaten after fasting.In Judaism , a break fast is the meal eaten after Ta'anit (religious days of fasting ), such as Yom Kippur . During a Jewish fast, no food or drink is consumed, including bread and water. The two major fasts of Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av last about 25 hours, from before sundown on the previous night until after sundown on the day of the fast. Four other shorter fasts during the year begin at dawn and end after sunset.
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The first meal eaten after a fast 1657 engraving of rituals to end Yom Kippur. One man makes kiddush while another blows the shofar . A child holds the havdala candle, another holds the besamim, and a third carries in food. A break-fast is a meal eaten after fasting. In Judaism , a break fast is the meal eaten after Ta'anit (religious days of fasting ), such as Yom Kippur . During a Jewish fast, no food or drink is consumed, including bread and water. The two major fasts of Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av last about 25 hours, from before sundown on the previous night until after sundown on the day of the fast. Other shorter fasts during the year begin at dawn and end after sunset - this includes four almost universally observed fasts, as well fasts practiced by some such as Fast of Behav , Yom Kippur Katan , Shovevim , and fasts declared by a local community.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “meal eaten after jewish fast days such as yom kippur and tisha b'av”. Today it says “meal eaten after fasting”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Meal eaten after Ta'anit in Judaism”. It now reads “First meal eaten after a fast”. Read the current article and compare.
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