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Fasting is an ancient tradition, having been practiced by many cultures and religions over centuries. [9] [13] [14]Therapeutic intermittent fasts for the treatment of obesity have been investigated since at least 1915, with a renewed interest in the medical community in the 1960s after Bloom and his colleagues published an "enthusiastic report". [15]
As with all minor ta'anit (Jewish days of fasting), the Tenth of Tevet begins at dawn (alot ha-shahar) and concludes at nightfall (tzeit hakochavim).Following the general rules of minor fasts as outlined in the Shulchan Aruch, [10] and in contrast to Tisha B'Av, there are no additional requirements beyond fasting (e.g., the prohibitions against bathing and wearing leather shoes).
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Somnath Hore was born in 1921 in Chittagong, now in Bangladesh.He lost his father early and was schooled with the help of his uncle. In his youth he became affiliated with the Communist Party, and his socialist ideologies influenced the early phases of his artistic career.