Jewish Fast Days

Which Jewish fast day commemorates the destruction of the First and Second בית המקדש ?

• Tisha B'Av

• Tzom Gedalia

• Taanis Esther

• Yom Kippur

Which Jewish fast day commemorates the fast observed by Queen Esther and the Jewish people before she approached King Ahasuerus to save the Jewish people from Haman's plot?

• Tisha B'Av

• Taanis Esther

• Asara B'Teves

• Yom Kippur

Which Jewish fast day commemorates the assassination of Gedaliah, the governor of Eretz Yisroel, after the destruction of the First Bais Hamikdash?

• Shiva Asar B'Tamuz

• Tzom Gedaliah

• Tisha B'Av

• Taanis Esther

Which Jewish fast day commemorates the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, which ultimately led to the destruction of the First Temple?

• Asara B'Teves

• Yom Kippur

• Shiva Asar B'Tamuz

• Tzom Gedalia

Which Jewish fast day commemorates the breaching (breaking through) of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Bais Hamikdash?

• Shiva Asar B'Tamuz

• Taanis Esther

• Tisha B'Av

• Yom Kippur

On which of the following fast days is from sunset to sunset?

• Asara B'Teves

• Yom Kippur

• Tisha B'Av

• Taanis Esther

What is the date of Tisha B'Av

• ט' אב

• י אב

• י"ז תמוז

• י"ג אדר

Which of these dates are fast days?

• ג' תשרי

• י' טבת

• י"ד אזר

• י"ב תמוז

Which of these fast days is NOT a sad day?

• Tisha B'Av

• Tzom Gedalia

• Shiva Asar B'Tamuz

• Yom Kippur

Match the following

• י"ג אדר

• צום גדליה

• ג' תשרי

• תשעה באב

• י' טבת

• יום כפור

• ט' אב

• עשרה בטבת

• י' תשרי

• תענית אסתר