a day designated for fasting

(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah

(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevet 10 commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust

(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim

(Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover

(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz 17 when the walls of Jerusalem were breached