Fast of Esther

E63704

Jewish fast day minor fast day in Judaism

The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fast of Esther canonical	2
Ta’anit Esther	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T511242 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fast of Esther
Context triple: [Purim, fastDayBefore, Fast of Esther]

A. Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
B. Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
C. Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
D. Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
E. Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fast of Esther
Target entity description: The Fast of Esther is a minor Jewish fast day observed on the day before Purim, commemorating the fasting of the Jewish people in the Purim story.

A. Purim
Purim is a joyous Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of the Jews in ancient Persia as recounted in the biblical Book of Esther, celebrated with feasting, costumes, charity, and the reading of the Megillah.
B. Tisha BAv
Tisha B'Av is a major Jewish fast day of mourning that commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies in Jewish history.
C. Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
D. Passover
Passover is a major Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, marked by ritual meals, storytelling, and the avoidance of leavened bread.
E. Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, a solemn fast day devoted to repentance, prayer, and reflection, marking the holiest date in the Jewish calendar.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jewish fast day ⓘ minor fast day in Judaism ⓘ
associatedEvent	threat of annihilation of the Jews in Persia ⓘ
associatedFigure	Esther ⓘ Mordechai ⓘ
associatedMitzvah	preparation for mitzvot of Purim ⓘ
associatedPractice	reading of the Megillah at night following the fast ⓘ
calendar	Hebrew calendar ⓘ
category	Jewish fast days ⓘ Jewish holidays related to Purim ⓘ
commemorates	events leading up to the Purim story ⓘ fasting of Esther ⓘ fasting of Mordechai ⓘ fasting of the Jews in the Book of Esther ⓘ
custom	Torah study about Purim and Esther ⓘ giving charity ⓘ increased prayer ⓘ
exceptionRule	if 13 Adar is Shabbat, fast is moved to preceding Thursday ⓘ pregnant, nursing, and ill people may be exempt ⓘ
fastDuration	dawn to nightfall ⓘ
fastType	daytime fast ⓘ public fast ⓘ
followedBy	Purim ⓘ
geographicalScope	observed in Israel ⓘ observed in the Jewish diaspora ⓘ
halachicStatus	minor rabbinic fast ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
languageName	Ta’anit Esther ⓘ linked to: Fast of Esther
legalSource	Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 686 ⓘ linked to: Shulchan Aruch
liturgicalReading	Exodus 32:11–14 ⓘ Exodus 34:1–10 ⓘ special Torah reading for fast days ⓘ
observedBy	many Jewish communities worldwide ⓘ religiously observant Jews ⓘ
observedOn	13th of Adar ⓘ day before Purim ⓘ
originText	Book of Esther ⓘ linked to: Megillat Esther
prayerAddition	Aneinu ⓘ Avinu Malkeinu in some communities ⓘ linked to: Avinu Malkeinu Selichot ⓘ special additions to Amidah ⓘ special additions to Tachanun ⓘ
precededBy	regular weekdays of Adar ⓘ
relatedTo	Purim ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
theme	communal solidarity ⓘ divine mercy ⓘ preparation for Purim ⓘ repentance ⓘ
timeOfYear	late winter or early spring ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Purim → fastDayBefore → Fast of Esther ⓘ

Adar → containsFastDay → Fast of Esther ⓘ

Fast of Esther → languageName → Ta’anit Esther ⓘ

linked to: Fast of Esther

Shushan Purim → relatedHoliday → Ta’anit Esther ⓘ