10 TEVET
עשרה בטבת« It all began with a siege. »
Next occurrenceFrom the evening of Saturday 19 December 2026 until Sunday 20 December 2026 · In 53 days
The feast begins the evening before, at sunset.
Calendar: choose your city to determine the Israel or Diaspora context.
The essentials
In brief
The 10th of Tevet recalls the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem, which preceded the destruction of the First Temple.
It is a minor fast: from dawn until nightfall.
Together with the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av it forms one chain of memory.
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WHAT THIS DAY REMEMBERS
The texts place on this date the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the army of Babylon.
The fast therefore concerns not the destruction itself, but its starting point.
References: Kings II 25:1; Jeremiah 52:4; Yechezkel 24:1-2.
ONE SINGLE CHAIN
The 10th of Tevet, the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av tell three stages of one collapse: the siege, the breach, the destruction.
The prophets mention these fast days together, as the moments of one memory.
Reference: Zechariah 8:19.
THE ESSENTIAL IDEA
What happens at the beginning is often decisive: a siege always precedes a fall.
This fast invites us not to wait for the irreparable before paying attention.
Editorial references: Kings II 25:1 · Jeremiah 52:4 · Yechezkel 24:1-2 · Zechariah 8:19 · Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 549-550
Festival dates
From the evening of Saturday 19 December 2026 until Sunday 20 December 2026
י׳ טֵבֵת תשפ״ז
The feast begins the evening before, at sunset.
Key points
- The 10th of Tevet marks the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem.
- It is a minor fast, from dawn until nightfall.
- It belongs to the fasts linked to the destruction of the Temple.
- In the order of events it precedes the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av.
PRACTICAL INFO — THIS OCCURRENCE
Jerusalem
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What this feast teaches us
« Beginnings deserve our attention: that is where things can still be decided. »
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