Fasts & Mourning · Orach Chaim 563
Thirteen Attributes of Mercy
5 questions · 11 opinions
Does mental intention (harhur) to fast the next day, expressed without verbalization, constitute valid acceptance of a fast (kabbalat ta'anit)?
4 opinions across 2 eras
Mental IntentionMay one recite Aneinu (the special fast-day prayer insertion) if one accepted the fast only through mental intention rather than verbal declaration during afternoon prayer?
2 opinions
Prayer RecitationDoes one incur an obligation to fast if the fast was accepted only by mental intention outside of the prescribed time, without formal verbal acceptance?
3 opinions
Binding ObligationIf one accepted a fast outside of afternoon prayer time (in the morning or earlier in the day), is this acceptance valid?
1 opinions
Timing RequirementsIf one made no formal fast acceptance but ate nothing all day (derech ta'anit), is the fasting credited as a vow-obligation, and does one say Aneinu?
1 opinions
Unintended Fasting