The 10th of Tevet: Biblical Siege of Jerusalem

The Jewish fast day on Tenth of Tevet in the Hebrew calendar can occur from mid-December to early January.

Rabbi Yosef Eisen gives a short audio lecture on the history of the Tenth of Tevet, when the Babylonians laid siege to Jerusalem. Regarding this, it says in Ezekiel 24:2, “… The king of Babylon has invested [i.e. surrounded] Jerusalem…” To download the audio file: https://asknoah.org/wp-content/uploads/RabbiEisen_10thTevet_1-59.mp3

Additionally, Rabbi Nachman Simon gives a deeper meaning, that events leading to the exile in Babylon started on this day.