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In this episode, Anthony Cullen and Rabbi Edelstein discuss the practice of fasting in each of their traditions, inspired by texts from the Bible, the Rule of St. Benedict, and Tanya Iggeret haTeshuva (The Tanya Letter on Repentance).
Fasting, it turns out, can be about a lot more than just not eating for a while...
Texts quoted in this episode:
Matthew 6:16-18:
- When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites. They neglect their appearance, so that they may appear to others to be fasting. Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you may not appear to others to be fasting, except to your Father who is hidden. And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you. Treasure in Heaven.
The Rule of St. Benedict:
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