Commentary for Taanit 23:7

מאי לאו ייסר עצמו בצלו לא יאסר עצמו

At what time should one undertake such a fast? - Rab said: During the time that one may read the Afternoon Service, and Samuel said, In the course of the Afternoon Tefillah. R'Joseph said: The view of Samuel appears the more reasonable, since it is written in the Scroll of Fasts: Therefore any man who has been subject to a fast previous to this [i.e., the incidence of these festive days] should build himself<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The text reads, . ukmc ukmc rxhh');">⁷</span>

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