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fast day

noun as in holy day

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Speed Atonement: An auctioneer-turned-rabbi officiates at a Yom Kippur service, giving a new meaning to “fast day.”

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It’s a slow moment in the middle of a fast day, at the start of a whirlwind week.

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In the Jewish calendar, today is a fast day.

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They were mostly religious Jews, some with children in tow, who toured the site under heavy police guard on the Tisha B'Av fast day marking the razing of the temples.

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They can make up a missed fast day later, and it’s completely legitimate, he said.

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