Fasting (or Not) With Intention: A Guide to Jewish Fast Days

Fasting (or Not) With Intention: A Guide for Jewish Fast Days

Whether you’re fasting, partially fasting, or not fasting at all this Tisha B’Av—or any Jewish fast day—this guide will help you do it with intention, integrity, and care.

Inside, you’ll find 17 jam-packed pages of:

• Gentle, practical preparation tips to support body and soul

• Halachic context around exemptions, accommodations, and safety

• Guidance for talking to your rabbi and doctors (including sample questions most people forget to ask!)

• Thoughtful ways to stay spiritually connected even if you can’t fast

• Journaling prompts

• Options for partially fasting
• The one question everyone should ask their rabbi before fasting

Fasting doesn’t have to mean suffering in silence.
And skipping the fast (for valid reasons!) doesn’t mean you’re less Jewish.

This guide helps you move through Jewish fast days with meaning—no matter your health status, neurotype, or observance level.

💙 Honor the day. Care for your body. Do both with intention.