Nursing Woman on the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet

The Tenth of Teves

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Question

Should a nursing woman fast on the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet, especially this year when it falls on a Friday?

Answer

Shalom Rav

A nursing woman does not fast on the Tenth of Tevet.

[Note: The obligation of the fast is not lessened because it falls on a Friday].

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 550, סעיף 1
However, pregnant and nursing women who suffer greatly are not to fast (Hagahot Maimoni and Magid, Chapter 5); and even if they do not suffer, they are not obligated to fast, although it is customary to be stringent; and this applies only to the three fasts, but on Tisha B'Av they are obligated to complete the fast (as stated later in Siman 554, סעיף 5).

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