Why Do We Fast on Tzom Gedalia Right After Rosh Hashanah?
Rabbi Daniel Glatstein
What is the connection between Tzom Gedalia and the Days of Judgment? This lesson explores a deeper mystical explanation for why the fast comes immediately after Rosh Hashanah, connecting Gedalia’s name and the number 52 with the intense attribute of judgment and the need to sweeten that judgment as the new year begins.