JANUARY 10/TEVET 10

Fast of Asarah be-Tevet (10th of Tevet)

Tevet 10 is one of four fast-days commemorating the siege of Jerusalem and the Destruction of the First Temple mentioned by the prophet Zecharia (8:19). More recently, Tevet 10 was chosen to also serve as a "General Kaddish day" for the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis, many of whose day of martyrdom is unknown.

3174 (586 BCE):

3175 (585 BCE):

One year after Nebuchadnezzar's siege, Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah), the second of the major Prophets who had unsuccessfully entreated the Jewish people to mend their ways, purchased a field and prophesized that "Houses, fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land" (Jeremiah 32:15). This gave hope to generations of Jews for a return to the Holy Land -- a prophecy that has been fulfilled in modern times.