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Bride and Groom Fasting on Ta’anit Esther

March 13, 2016 by shcassist

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Q: Do a Hattan and Kallah have to fast on Ta’anit Esther during their Sheva Berachot?

A: Most Poskim follow the opinion of the Ritva[1] that a Hattan and Kallah are obligated to observe the four fasts commemorating the Hurban, citing the verse[2] which requires us to be mindful of Yerushalayim – particularly during our times of joy[3]. However, in the case of Ta’anit Esther the Poskim are lenient[4], because it is observed in commemoration of the miracle of the Purim battles, not the Hurban, and because it was instituted as a Minhag and not a D’Rabannan. According to Hacham Ovadia Yosef זצ”ל it is even forbidden for them to fast[5]. [Answered by Rabbi Moshe Pinhasi]

Sources:

[1] תענית (ל: ד”ה חתן), הו”ד בבאה”ל (סי’ תקמט ד”ה חייבים), דאתי אבילות דרבים ודחי רגל דרבנן דיחיד

[2] תהלים קלז, ו’

[3] ואע”פ שהבא”ח (ש”א פר’ שופטים סי”ז) כ’ שמנהג בגדאד שאין החתן מתענה, וכ”כ בשו”ת בית דוד (או”ח סי’ תעו), כבר דחה החיד”א את דברי הב”ד (ברכ”י סי’ תרפו סק”ו) ע”פ הריטב”א הנ”ל, וכ”פ שאר האחרונים.

[4] ערך השלחן למהר”י טייב (סי’ תרפו סק”ד), יחו”ד (ח”ב סי’ עח), אול”צ (ח”ד עמ’ שח), ועוד. ודלא כהזרע אמת (ח”ג סי’ עז).

[5] יחו”ד (שם בהע’), דיו”ט שלהם הוא

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