Fast of the Firstborn

Fast of the Firstborn ( , Ta'anit B'khorot or [ תענית בכורים ] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |dir= ( help ) , Ta'anit B'khorim ); is a unique fast day in Judaism which usually falls on the day before Passover (i.e. the fourteenth day of Nisan , a month in the Jewish calendar . Passover always begins on the fifteenth of the month). Usually, the fast is broken at a siyum celebration (typically made at the conclusion of the morning services ), which, according to prevailing custom, creates an atmosphere of rejoicing that overrides the requirement to continue the fast (see Breaking the fast below). This fast commemorates the salvation of the Israelite firstborns during the Plague of the Firstborn (according to the Book of Exodus , the tenth of the ten plagues wrought upon Ancient Egypt prior to the Exodus of the Children of Israel ), when, according to Exodus (12:29): "...God struck every firstborn in the Land of Mitzrayim (Ancient Egypt)...." Unlike most Jewish fast days, only firstborns are required to fast on the Fast of the Firstborn.

Fast of the Firstborn ( , Ta'anit B'khorot or [ תענית בכורים ] Error: {{Lang}}: invalid parameter: |dir= ( help ) , Ta'anit B'khorim ); is a unique fast day in Judaism which usually falls on the day before Passover (i.e. the fourteenth day of Nisan , a month in the Jewish calendar . Passover always begins on the fifteenth of the Hebrew month). Usually, the fast is broken at a siyum celebration (typically made at the conclusion of the morning services ), which, according to prevailing custom, creates an atmosphere of rejoicing that overrides the requirement to continue the fast (see Breaking the fast below). Unlike most Jewish fast days, only firstborns are required to fast on the Fast of the Firstborn.

Fast of the Firstborn ( , Ta'anit B'khorot or תענית בכורים , Ta'anit B'khorim ); is a unique fast day in Judaism which usually falls on the day before Passover (i.e., the fourteenth day of Nisan , a month in the Jewish calendar ; Passover begins on the fifteenth of Nisan). Usually, the fast is broken at a siyum celebration (typically made at the conclusion of the morning services ), which, according to prevailing custom, creates an atmosphere of rejoicing that overrides the requirement to continue the fast (see Breaking the fast below). Unlike all other Jewish fast days, only firstborn children are required to fast on the Fast of the Firstborn.

Fast day in Judaism, preceding Passover Fast of the Firstborn ( , Ta'anit B'khorot or תענית בכורים , Ta'anit B'khorim ) is a unique fast day in Judaism which usually falls on the day before Passover (i.e., the fourteenth day of Nisan , a month in the Jewish calendar ; Passover begins on the fifteenth of Nisan). In modern times, the fast is usually broken at a siyum celebration (typically made at the conclusion of the morning services ), which, according to prevailing custom, creates an atmosphere of rejoicing that overrides the requirement to continue the fast (see Breaking the fast below). Unlike all other Jewish fast days, only firstborn children are required to fast on the Fast of the Firstborn.

Fast day in Judaism, preceding Passover Fast of the Firstborn ( Hebrew : תַעֲנִית בְּכוֹרוֹת , romanized : taʿăniṯ bəḵoroṯ or תַעֲנִית בְּכוֹרים taʿăniṯ bəḵorim ) is a unique fast day in Judaism , which usually falls on the day before Passover (i.e., 14 Nisan , a month in the Hebrew calendar ; Passover begins on 15 Nisan). In modern times, the fast is usually broken at a siyum celebration (typically made after Shaharit ), which, according to the prevailing custom, creates an atmosphere of rejoicing that overrides the requirement to continue the fast. Unlike all other Jewish fast days, only firstborn children must fast on this day. This fast commemorates the salvation of the Israelite firstborns during the Plague of the Firstborn (according to the Book of Exodus , the tenth of the ten plagues wrought upon Biblical Egypt before the Exodus ), when, according to Exodus (12:29): "In the middle of the night יהוה struck down all the [male] first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh who sat on the throne to the first-born of the captive who was in the dungeon, and all the first-born of the cattle.