Chief Rabbi Funnye and many other leaders of our community have proclaimed a solemn day of fasting and praying to begin this Monday, April 27, 2020, and continuing every Monday until Shavuot.
Just as Ester, Daniel, Jehoshaphat, and sages throughout history have proclaimed days of fasting during times of crisis, our leaders have called upon us to offer unified supplication before the Throne of Mercy during this plague of the Corona virus.
Instructions for how to conduct the fast and a list of prayers that you can recite (in addition to your daily prayers and omer counting) are provided below.
As the Creator told Kind Solomon, “If my people, who are called by my name (ישראל), shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
* For additional examples of fasting in scripture read these passages: Daniel 9:3; Ester 4:3, Psalm 35:13; Joel 1:14; 2 Samuel 12:16; Nehemiah 1:4; Jonah 3:4-9; and 2 Chronicles 20:1-3.
National Fast of Forgiveness
Agenda
This fast is being called to cry out to The Most High in response to the state of all Yisrael. We will be fasting for forgiveness and for salvation. We will be asking for healing from the plague of Covid-19 and to halt it; to unite all of Israel and not continue to be separated; and to give us a global outlook to build our future generations.
Terms of the Fast
- The fasting series will begin on April 27th, 2020 at 6AM
- The Fast will be a complete fast. No food, no water.
- It will last for 12 hours from 6 AM to 6 PM
- We will recite psalms and personal prayers.
- These suggestions are in addition to the normal daily prayers and omer counting.
Morning: 6am
- Psalm 31
- Psalm 90
- Psalm 104
- Psalm 73
- Psalm 51
- Psalm 1
- Personal Prayer to open the fast.
Scriptural Readings any time of the day
Second Chronicles 20: 1-37 (Fasting in a time of war)
Jeremiah 36:1-32 (Fasting after we have angered God)
Ezra 8:1-36 (Fasting for the restoration of the house of God)
The book of Lamentations (One chapter each week)
Evening: 5:30pm
- Psalm 41
- Psalm 8
- Psalm 27
- Psalm 111
- Psalm 144
- Psalm 145
- Psalm 35
- Personal Prayer to close the fast.
- We ask everyone to fast each Monday according to this schedule until Chag Shavuot. We will fast for 5 consecutive Mondays. The last Day of the Fast will be May 25, 2020.
- The holy day begins Thursday May 28, 2020 at sundown, and ends Friday, May, 29th, 2020 at sundown.
-Terms of the fast were coordinated by
Chief Rabbi Capers Funnyé and Moreh Yeftahk Ben Dan
Todah rabah!
May the Merciful HaShem have Mercy on all of us Yisra’El scattered all over the world.
OMEIN!
Shalom..thank you. Baruch Hashem