Is this true - Chassidish Women do not fast, period

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pina colada

Wed, Mar 19 2008, 11:06 pm

Ruchel wrote:

Yes my grandfather told me chassidish women do only YK and Tisha be Av, and if they're pregnant the rabbanim are lenient even on these fasts.
My grandma often does half/until noon.

I am chasidish and besides for Bobov, I don't know of any chassidus where women dont't fast on YK or TB when fasting or nursing. (Bobov is more lenient with TB but I don't think with YK.) For Tisha B'Av the halacha is within thirty days of giving birth and for YK it is three days.

My mother had a child when she was over fourty and asked a Rav about fasting when she was pregnant, the Rav paskened that she had to fast.

In our family we fasted all minor fasts as well, when we felt well enough to.

ChossidMom

Wed, Mar 19 2008, 11:55 pm

Well, this Chassidish woman is not fasting today... Crying

Just can't do it with preparing and taking care of kids.

shalhevet

Thu, Mar 20 2008, 12:28 am

suomynona wrote:

No, I've heard that too.
The joke goes that Brisker men don't fast but women do because the Briskers don't make their wives take on their chumras, in this case being mapkid on pikuach nefesh, I guess.

I have checked this out again, and Briskers most definitely fast all the fasts. Maybe you and Motek have heard it, but that doesn't make every rumour true. It is true that they are machmir on pikuach nefesh and if someone is ill etc Brisk is meikel, but that is nothing to do with healthy people. Brisk is makpid on keeping the SA.

BTW, both me and dh enjoyed your joke su.

Ruchel

Thu, Mar 20 2008, 7:04 am

flutterfly wrote:

Ruchel wrote:

Yes my grandfather told me chassidish women do only YK and Tisha be Av, and if they're pregnant the rabbanim are lenient even on these fasts.
My grandma often does half/until noon.

wow, so interesting. Indeed he was raised Bobov. Can you tell me more?

Ruchel

Thu, Mar 20 2008, 7:06 am

ChossidMom wrote:

Well, this Chassidish woman is not fasting today... Crying

Just can't do it with preparing and taking care of kids.

this MO girl isn't fasting either, I have a baby under 2 and my family discourages fasting for women except the big two.

Fox

Thu, Mar 20 2008, 7:12 am

ChossidMom wrote:

Well, this Chassidish woman is not fasting today... Crying

Just can't do it with preparing and taking care of kids.

One of my chassidish friends says that she doesn't fast on Taanis Esther because of pikuah nefesh. She always says this very dramatically and pauses for the full effect. Then she adds, " . . . because otherwise we might kill our kids!"

This is a joke -- at least I think it is!

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