Yeshivish glossary term
Asarah B'Teves
עשרה בטבת
Meaning
- Fast of the Tenth of Teves
Alternate spellings
Asara BTevet, Tenth of Teves
Usage and context
Commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem leading to the destruction of the First Temple.
- Category
- fast day
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
Asarah B'Teves is a winter fast.
Plain-English example
The Tenth of Tevet is a public fast day in the winter.