Fast of the Tenth of Tevet for Children
Question
Is there any point in delaying the meal of a 10-year-old on the Tenth of Tevet to participate in the fast?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
Children under the age of Bar Mitzvah are exempt from fasting, boys until the age of 13 and girls until the age of 12. In this fast, there is no commandment to fast even for part of the hours.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source
Mishnah Berurah 550:5
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