Yeshivish glossary term
taanis tzibbur
תענית ציבור
Meaning
- public communal fast day
Alternate spellings
taanit tzibbur, public fast
Usage and context
Public fasts have distinctive prayer additions and Torah readings according to halacha.
- Category
- fast day
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
It has the halachos of a taanis tzibbur.
Plain-English example
It has the laws and prayers of a communal fast.