Why Do We Fast on 17 Tammuz

Rabbi Yaron Reuven asks, why do we fast on 17 Tammuz? What's the real point behind fasting? Learn the real reason for fasting in Judaism from the prophet Joel in this powerful TeShuva clip. Full shiur: Mussar Pirkei Avot 50 - https://youtu.be/I4bp7xEfKow To Join Us In Doing KIRUV To Help Am Yisrael Get Back To HaShem & His Holy Torah, PLEASE DONATE TODAY @ http://BHDonate.org LIKE👍 COMMENT 💬 SUBSCRIBE ✅ AND PLEASE SHARE THE VIDEOS TO HELP OTHERS DO TESHUVA! 🤳WATCH NEW LIVE LECTURES WITHOUT ADS! The BEST FEATURES of YouTube PREMIUM, with no yetzer hara, for FREE! Download the Be'Ezrat HaShem app 📲 https://www.beezrathashem.org/getapp OR WATCH 👀 AT: https://BH.live and BHTorah.org http://BHChesed.org Is Our Ongoing Campaign To Feed & Cloth Poor Jews In Israel Please help us raise money for this ➡️ http://BHYeshiva.com Want to learn more? Visit: http://BeEzratHaShem.org #Torah #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Judaism #OrthodoxJewish #parashathashavua #Parashat #Pinchas #Pinhas #Parasha #Mussar #OrthodoxJudaism 00:00 You reached the end of the fast 00:31 Does God care whether you eat or not? 01:47 The Prophet Joel 2:13 which is mentioned in Masechet Taanit 15a says, "Rend your hearts, not your clothes." 03:44 The way the muslims pray, they took it from the Jews 05:02 The prophet Joel says the only point of the fast is to do TeShuva 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:00:02 Fasting: God's True Desire? 00:00:36 Why We Fast: Our Growth 00:01:31 True Repentance: Heart First 00:02:00 Daniel and Yoel's Puzzle 00:02:57 Adapting Jewish Customs 00:03:20 Pride in Public Prayer 00:04:06 Purpose Behind Rituals 00:04:38 Fasting + Teshuvah = True Purpose 00:05:34 Make Your Fast Count 00:06:05 Teshuvah: Fasting's Core