Obligation of Women in Fasts
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Question
Is a healthy girl required to fast on the Fast of Gedaliah?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
A girl from the age of 12 is required to fast.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 550, סעיף 1
Everyone is obligated to fast on these four fasts, and it is forbidden to breach this rule.
Biur Halacha, ד"ה הכל חייבים
A girl at the age of 12 years and one day and a boy at the age of 13 years and one day are required to fast.
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