The 10th of Teves is the day of fast and mourning, remembering the siege on Jerusalem and marked as a “general kaddish day” for the victims of the Holocaust, many of whom the day of their martyrdom is unknown.
We present here the short summery of laws and Chabad customs for the day written by Rabbi Levi Garelik, an halachic authority in Crown Heights and Brussels, Belgium:
The only fast day that can occur (nowadays) on Friday and that we actually observe on a Friday is the Fast of Asara B’teves when it occurs like this year. (There are several Sichos from the Rebbe discussing this phenomenon.)
The fast starts at Alos Hashachar (dawn) – In New York: 5:43 AM.
If someone wants to get up early in the morning before dawn to eat or drink something (to alleviate the fast), he must make a condition, before going to sleep, on Thursday night, that he is planning to do so. Otherwise, it is not permitted to eat after one goes to sleep. And he must finish eating prior to dawn.
During the day we give tzedaka corresponding to the amounts of the meals that we are fasting. (Hisvaaduyos 5749 vol. 2 pg. 460).
Pregnant or nursing women do not need to fast. Other women and anyone who is not feeling well or finds it difficult to fast, should please contact the Rov.
Shacharis:
1. Until Tachanun, Davening is regular [the chazzan says Anenu].
2. After Tachanun (vehu yifde es Yisroel mikol avonosov), before Ovinu Malkenu, Slichos is recited. Even someone who doesn’t fast says Slichos.
3. They we say the long Ovinu Malkeinu, Vaanachnu lo Neda [reading of the Torah, no maftir].
4. Ashrei Uvo Letzion till the end of Davening.
Mincha:
Since today’s Mincha is longer than a regular Erev Shabbos, because there is also the reading of the Torah and maftir, special consideration should be made to daven with ample time to be able to finish on time before Shabbos. Many Shuls daven Mincha earlier in the day (example: at 2:00 pm).
The order:
1. Hodu and Posach Eliyohu (like every Friday), Korbonois and Ashrei.
2. Krias Hatorah (Vayechal) and Maftir, Kadish.
3. The Amidah:
a. We do not say Tachanun.
b. Those who are fasting add “Aneinu” in the blessing of “Shomea Tefila”. If one forgot and remembered after saying Hashem’s Name of “(Boruch Ato) Hashem Shomea Tefila”, he should say it after “Elokai Netzor” before the second “Yihyu Leratzon”. If he finished the Amidah, (started taking his three steps back) he does not have to repeat the Amidah.
4. We do not say Ovinu Malkeinu.
5. We say Oleinu Leshabeach.
6. The Rebbe would say a Sicha (Divrei Kivushin).
Maariv:
The fast ends in New York at 4:59 PM. Tzeis Hakochovim is 5:06 PM.
1. Regular Friday night davening.
2. Davening should be arranged in a manner that Krias Shma will be recited after Tzeis Hakochovim. However, if someone is very hungry, and wants to be able to eat right after Tzeis Hakochovim, he may daven earlier, but he has to recite Krias Shma again after Tzeis Hakochovim.
And may these days be transformed to days of joy immediately!
What you refer to as do clear and concise is so elementary. It seems to me that your qualifications to be on the beis din are very minimal.
What source does hiskashrus bring?
In Hiskashrus this week it says that others who usually dont make Kiddush between 6-7 dont wait this Shabbos, However Chabad minhag is NOT TO MAKE KIDDUSH BETWEEN 6&7
to #6 we read this in places that the fast ends around 6:10…
And this is concise and practical piece is yet a further argument why we need Rabbi Garelik on the Beis Din.
Instead of “clear and concise” we are unfortunately stuck with machlokes.
can u brush your teeth??
Why would you wait till 6 when the fast ends at 5?
The Chazon needs to say Bircas Kohanim in Chazoros Hashatz as on other Fast Days.
I didn’t see a source in a lubavitch Sefer, but the Nitei Gavriel says that those who don’t make kiddush between 6 and 7 may do so in this circumstance.
yes now I know what to do tomorrow and it should stay “know” and we shouldn’t need to do it… rather dance bsimchas hageula
so clear concise and practical yasher koach and may we be zoche to the geulah now!!!
It is important that one makes Kiddush or hears the Kiddush before they break their fast on Friday night.