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Is a person who voluntarily undertakes a private fast day (without communal obligation) called 'holy' or 'a sinner'?

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Synopsis

Sources dispute whether private voluntary fasting is praiseworthy (merits as holy) or self-harmful and thus sinful, depending on the person's capability and circumstances.

Shulchan Aruch OC 571:1Mishnah Berurah 571:1-2Magen Avraham 571:1Turei Zahav on Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 571:1Aruch HaShulchan OC 571:1
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