Which specific dreams require a ta'anit chalom on Shabbat, and are there restrictions based on repetition or era?
Synopsis
There is significant dispute over which dreams obligate fasting on Shabbat. Some require three repetitions; some hold that today we lack expertise in dream interpretation and should not fast at all; others list specific dream content that always requires fasting.
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