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Fast of Behav
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<p>The Fast of Behav (תענית בה"ב) refers to a tradition of <a href="/facts/Ashkenazic/B9PIYy71">Ashkenazic</a> Jews to fast on the Monday, Thursday, and then following Monday after the holidays of <a href="/facts/Sukkot/6Ip6o5qe">Sukkot</a> and <a href="/facts/Pesach/klu4sC0g">Pesach</a>. While today very few people fast, many Ashkenazic communities recite the <a href="/facts/Selichot/s3dYhKEk">Selichot</a> for these days. Practically, the fasts are observed in the months of <a href="/facts/Cheshvan/7SEDAVUX">Cheshvan</a> and <a href="/facts/Iyar/m0cwKPj2">Iyar</a>, so as not to fast in the happy months of <a href="/facts/Tishrei/1nRy5R03">Tishrei</a> and <a href="/facts/Nisan/UyPKPly6">Nisan</a>. </p>