The Fast of Gedalia (/ɡɛdəˈlaɪ.ə/ or /ɡəˈdɑːljə/; Hebrew: צוֹם גְּדַלְיָּה Tzom Gedalya) also spelled Gedaliah is a Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of the righteous governor of Judah of that name whose murder ended Jewish autonomy following the destruction of the First Temple.
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