May an individual fast during the month of Nissan (outside of Erev Pesach firstborn fast)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber restricts only communal proclamation of fasts; individuals may fast privately. The Rema rules that even individual fasting is prohibited in Nissan based on Ashkenazi custom, with exceptions for dream fasts and the firstborn fast.
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