Fast of the Tenth of Tevet
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The Fast of the Tenth of Tevet is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, observed with dawn-to-nightfall fasting and special prayers.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenth of Tevet | 2 |
| Fast of Tevet 10 | 1 |
| Fast of the Siege of Jerusalem | 1 |
| Fast of the Tenth of Tevet canonical | 1 |
| Tzom Asara b’Tevet | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1269725 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fast of the Tenth of Tevet Context triple: [Tevet, contains, Fast of the Tenth of Tevet]
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A.
Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.
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B.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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C.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
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D.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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E.
Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fast of the Tenth of Tevet Target entity description: The Fast of the Tenth of Tevet is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, observed with dawn-to-nightfall fasting and special prayers.
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A.
Fast of Esther
The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.
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B.
Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
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C.
Fast of Gedaliah
The Fast of Gedaliah is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the assassination of Gedaliah ben Ahikam and the subsequent end of Jewish autonomy after the First Temple’s destruction.
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D.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
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E.
Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish fast day
ⓘ
minor fast day in Judaism ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | Asarah b’Tevet fast ⓘ |
| associatedEmpire | Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ |
| associatedKing | Nebuchadnezzar II ⓘ |
| biblicalSource |
Book of Ezekiel
ⓘ
Ezekiel 24:1–2 ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category | Public fasts in Judaism ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian siege of Jerusalem
beginning of Nebuchadnezzar II’s siege of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| countryOfPractice |
Canada
ⓘ
France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfPrimaryPractice | Israel ⓘ |
| eatingAndDrinking | forbidden from dawn until nightfall ⓘ |
| fastDuration | dawn to nightfall ⓘ |
| fastingExemptions |
nursing women in many halachic opinions
ⓘ
pregnant women in many halachic opinions ⓘ the ill ⓘ |
| fastType | daytime fast ⓘ |
| fixedDate | fixed date on Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| GregorianVariability | varies in Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | minor fast ⓘ |
| HebrewName |
Tevet
ⓘ
surface form:
Asara beTevet
Tevet ⓘ
surface form:
עשרה בטבת
|
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| leatherShoes | permitted ⓘ |
| liturgicalAdditions |
Aneinu
ⓘ
Avinu Malkeinu ⓘ Selichot ⓘ special Haftarah ⓘ special Torah reading ⓘ |
| maritalRelations | permitted ⓘ |
| modernIsraeliAssociation | general Kaddish day for Holocaust victims with unknown date of death ⓘ |
| mourningPractices | not observed as on Tisha B’Av ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
surface form:
Conservative Jews
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ
surface form:
Orthodox Jews
religious Jews ⓘ some Reform Jews ⓘ |
| observedOn | tenth day of Tevet ⓘ |
| occursInSeason | winter ⓘ |
| prayerService |
Mincha
ⓘ
Selichot service ⓘ Shacharit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fast of Gedaliah
ⓘ
Seventeenth of Tammuz ⓘ Tisha BAv ⓘ
surface form:
Tisha B’Av
destruction of the First Temple ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| washingRestrictions | generally permitted ⓘ |
| workRestrictions | no special work restrictions beyond ordinary weekdays ⓘ |
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Subject: Fast of the Tenth of Tevet Description of subject: The Fast of the Tenth of Tevet is a minor Jewish fast day commemorating the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, observed with dawn-to-nightfall fasting and special prayers.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fast of the Siege of Jerusalem
this entity surface form:
Tenth of Tevet
this entity surface form:
Tenth of Tevet