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==Those exempt from Tanit Ester== | ==Those exempt from Tanit Ester== | ||
# Pregnant women (after 3 months of pregnancy, or within the first three months if the woman is experiencing pain from aches or vomiting) and nursing women (24 months after birth, even if she stopped nursing or there was a miscarriage) are exempt from fasting on Tanit Ester. <Ref>Concerning the 3 rabbinic fasts (Asara Betevet, Shiva Asher BeTamuz, Tzom Gedalya), S”A 554:5 (based on Magid Mishna (Tanit 5:10) and Rabbenu Yerucham 27) holds that pregnant and nursing women are exempt, while Rama 550:1 (based on Hagahot Maimon 5:1) holds they aren’t exempt only if they are in pain. Thus, concerning Tanit Ester, S”A will hold that these women are exempt. Additionally, the Rama 686:2 holds that these women are exempt even though they aren’t in pain, according to the explanation of Yeshuot Yacov 686:2 and Kaf HaChaim 686:18. Eshel Avraham MeButshatash 686, Sh”t Divrei Yacov Shor 41, Sh”t Maharsham 4:120, and Sh”t Hitorerut BeTeshuva 1:6(4) concur. Yet, some Achronim are strict within the opinion of the Rama including the Yavetz (Siddur Yavetz 26), Eliyah Rabba 686:2, Machsit HaShekel 686 and Chaye Adam 155:3. Mishna Brurah 686:4 quotes the dispute and in Shaar Tzion writes that one should follow the Minhag of the place.</ref> | # Pregnant women (after 3 months of pregnancy, or within the first three months if the woman is experiencing pain from aches or vomiting) and nursing women (24 months after birth, even if she stopped nursing or there was a miscarriage) are exempt from fasting on Tanit Ester. <Ref>Concerning the 3 rabbinic fasts (Asara Betevet, Shiva Asher BeTamuz, Tzom Gedalya), S”A 554:5 (based on Magid Mishna (Tanit 5:10) and Rabbenu Yerucham 27) holds that pregnant and nursing women are exempt, while Rama 550:1 (based on Hagahot Maimon 5:1) holds they aren’t exempt only if they are in pain. Thus, concerning Tanit Ester, S”A will hold that these women are exempt. Additionally, the Rama 686:2 holds that these women are exempt even though they aren’t in pain, according to the explanation of Yeshuot Yacov 686:2 and Kaf HaChaim 686:18. Eshel Avraham MeButshatash 686, Sh”t Divrei Yacov Shor 41, Sh”t Maharsham 4:120, and Sh”t Hitorerut BeTeshuva 1:6(4) concur. Yet, some Achronim are strict within the opinion of the Rama including the Yavetz (Siddur Yavetz 26), Eliyah Rabba 686:2, Machsit HaShekel 686 and Chaye Adam 155:3. Mishna Brurah 686:4 quotes the dispute and in Shaar Tzion writes that one should follow the Minhag of the place.</ref> | ||
# Children under Bar/Bat Mitzvah aren’t obligated to fast, and some say that they shouldn’t fast even if they want to. <Ref> Concerning the 3 rabbinic fasts, Sh”t Ramah MePano 111, Sh”t Peni Yehoshua (2nd edition, O”C 16), Maharam Ben Chaviv in Tosfet Yom HaKippurim pg 30c write that a child is exempt. Chaye Adam 133:3 and Mishna Brurah 550:5 add that they are exempt from fasting partially (Tanit Shaot). Clearly concerning Tanit Ester, children are exempt and don’t have to fast partially. Torat HaMoadim 3:4 writes that even the Erech HaShulchan 554:2 who holds by the other fasts that a child should fast partially can agree by Tanit Ester that children are totally exempt. </ref> | # Children under Bar/Bat Mitzvah aren’t obligated to fast, and some say that they shouldn’t fast even if they want to. <Ref> Concerning the 3 rabbinic fasts, Sh”t Ramah MePano 111, Sh”t Peni Yehoshua (2nd edition, O”C 16), Maharam Ben Chaviv in Tosfet Yom HaKippurim pg 30c write that a child is exempt. Chaye Adam 133:3 and Mishna Brurah 550:5 add that they are exempt from fasting partially (Tanit Shaot). Clearly concerning Tanit Ester, children are exempt and don’t have to fast partially. Torat HaMoadim 3:4 writes that even the Erech HaShulchan 554:2 who holds by the other fasts that a child should fast partially can agree by Tanit Ester that children are totally exempt. </ref> Some poskim suggest that although there's no chinuch for the other 3 rabbinic fast days, for Tanit Ester there is an element of Chinuch to teach a child to fast on Tanit Ester.<ref>[Rav Hershel Schachter in a shiur on yutorah.org] ("Tanit Ester - Purim", min 15-20) explains that there's no chinuch to teach a child to fast for the 3 other rabbinic fasts because there's no chinuch for the laws of mourning and those fasts are fasts of mourning. However, Tanit Ester, is a fast of happiness, in remembrance of the fast of the Jews in the days of Ester, and so chinuch would apply to Tanit Ester.</ref> | ||
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