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THE GREAT WONDER
The Mechaber
in Shulchan Aruch (O. Ch. 580) lists additional fast days.
One of the
fast days is on the 9th day in Teves. “It is unknown what צרה
happened on that day”.
The ט"ז
writes" תימה
גדולה (It's a great wonder) that the Bais Yosef
doesn't know what happened that day. In our Selichos (אזכרה מצוק)
it is written that Ezra Hasofer died on the 9th of
the month".
It is
interesting, this Piyut is said, only by Ashkenazim. The Sefardim
say the Piyut “שעה עליון” and the Piyut “יושב בשמים”.
In both of
these Piyutim, it is mentioned that Ezra Hasofer died on the 10th of
Teves.
The Mechaber,
being Sefardi, must have held that Ezra
died on the
10th and therefore there shouldn't
be a wonder why he didn’t know what happened on the 9th of
Teves.
The Tosfos
Chadoshim on Megillas Ta’anis writes that
Yeisho
Hanotzri ym”s was born on the 9th of Teves.
Chazal
were scared of the Nochrim, to publicize
that we fast on his birthday.
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Sefer Chasidim, chapter 617:
ReplyDelete“Furthermore, if one is agitated due to
the fasting and thus becomes irritable
over petty things and gets angry at people
around him for every little thing,
he has defeated the purpose of the fast
and is better off not having fasted.”
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Sefer Orchot Tzaddikim, Shaar HaAhavah (5th chapter of the book):
“It is not good for one to always fast,
lest his strength wane and his mind weaken.”
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Sefer Orchot Tzaddikim, Shaar HaCaas (12th chapter of the book):
“When a man is fasting or beset by some
affliction, he is more susceptible to anger…”
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Sefer Orchot Tzaddikim, Shaar HaTeshuvah (26th chapter of the book):
“But one must not over-afflict himself
with fasting, lest his heart grow weak
and his mind distracted and his loss be
more than his gain, his weakness causing
him to neglect Torah-study and prayer.”
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