![]() ![]() When Nebuchadnezzar, the king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, conquered Jerusalem, he killed or exiled most of its inhabitants and appointed Gedaliah as governor of the now-Babylonian province of Yehud. His death ended Jewish autonomy following the destruction of the First Temple and the fall of King Zedekiah. ə, ɡ ə ˈ d ɑː l i ə/ Hebrew: צוֹם גְּדַלְיָה Tzom Gedalya), also transliterated from the Hebrew language as Gedaliah or Gedalya(h), is a minor Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of Gedaliah, the righteous governor of what was the Kingdom of Judah. ![]() The Fast of Gedalia ( / ˌ ɡ ɛ d ə ˈ l aɪ. A day of abstinence from food and/or drink in observance of historical biblical figure Fast of Gedaliahģrd day of Tishrei at dawn (if Shabbat, then 4th day of Tishrei at dawn) ![]()
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