When Was Gedalia Assassinated? The Halachic Debate Behind Tzom Gedalia

Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Was Gedalia killed on Rosh Hashanah or on the third of Tishrei? This lesson explores the differing sources and the practical halachic consequences, including whether Tzom Gedalia has the status of a postponed fast and how that can affect cases such as a baal brit or a woman after childbirth.

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