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Providing you with 3,000 years of ancient Jewish wisdom in the areas that matter in your This past Tuesday was a fast day in the Jewish calendar, a fact that probably never came across your radar screen. Truthfully, even most Jews were unaware of it, as only the relatively small percentage of Jews who observe their faith as their ancestors did make note of the While there are two major fast days during the year (Yom Kippur and Tisha B’Av) on which food and drink are prohibited for 25 hours, there are also four other fast days on which eating and drinking are prohibited only from just before sunrise until soon after sunset.  While certain special prayers are added on these days, we otherwise function as normal; going to work for instance. This particular fast last Tuesday, which falls on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tevet, commemorates a number of tragic events in Jewish history. Among these is the translation of the Torah into Greek by order of King Ptolemy of Egypt, many centuries ago. This was the first time that people could access the Torah without coming in touch with the ancient Jewish wisdom that permeates it. Like all the minor fast days, focusing on the historical events misses the point. These are days of mourning because we still suffer from these occurrences. If you have ever heard Scripture misquoted or selectively quoted in support of evil, you understand that we are still afflicted by King Personally, I find an interesting side effect to these days. I am generally a breakfast person. When I skip breakfast and get straight to work on these minor fast days, my initial reaction is how much my productivity has increased. Not eating breakfast goes hand in hand with not reading the newspaper (or filling in its crossword puzzle) and I skip my regular morning exercise clas* too. My early morning work accomplishments multiply.  When I miss lunch as well, I am really on a roll. However, this increased output doesn’t last. By mid-afternoon I am lagging and my concentration is diminishing. My energy runs out and I