Back العاشر من شهر طيفيت Arabic صوم العاشر من طيفيت ARZ Dejuni del 10 de Tevet Catalan Asara beTevet CEB Půst 10. tevetu Czech Assara beTevet German 10 de Tevet Spanish 10 Tevet French עשרה בטבת HE 10 Tevet Dutch
| Tenth of Tevet | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Hebrew: עשרה בטבת |
| Type | Jewish religious, national |
| Significance | Remembers the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia |
| Observances | Fasting |
| Begins | 10 Tevet at 72 minutes before sunrise |
| Ends | at the beginning of 11 Tevet |
| Frequency | Annual (per Hebrew Calendar)[note 1] |
Tenth of Tevet (Hebrew: י' טבת), or Asarah BeTevet (Hebrew: עשרה בטבת), the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tevet, is a fast day in Judaism. It is one of the minor fasts observed even in erev Shabbat from before dawn to nightfall, while other fast days are then postponed after Shabbat. The fast mourns the 587 BCE siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia—an event that began on that date and ultimately culminated in the destruction of Solomon's Temple (i.e., the First Temple), the downfall of the Kingdom of Judah, and the Babylonian exile of the Judeans.
The fast day is not related to Hanukkah but happens to follow that festival by a week. Whether the 10th of Tevet occurs seven or eight days after the last day of Hanukkah depends on whether the preceding Hebrew month of Kislev has 29 or 30 days in the given Hebrew year.
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- ^ "Asara B'Tevet – Fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem". www.hebcal.com. Retrieved November 5, 2018.