do jewish people fast on fridays?

Answer 1

Nope.

There are just a few fast days during the year. The most well-known is Yom Kippur, which falls in September or October.

Answer 2

Nope. Jews fast on various fasting holidays. Most people know of Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement. There's also fast days for Purim, Passover, Tish B'av, and many others. Most Jews in the US only fast on Yom Kippur, which is arguably the holiest day of the year. More traditional Jews sometimes observe other fast days.

Jews restrict eating to unleavened products during Passover to remember that we were once slaves in Egypt, and when we left we had to leave quickly, not having sufficient time for our bread to rise. Passover occurs in the Spring, often overlapping with Easter. (You may know that the picture of the "Last Supper" was a Passover meal.)

Friday evening to Saturday evening is our Sabbath, called Shabbat. During Shabbat, we drink wine/grape juice, eat challah (egg bread) and are commanded to "enjoy" the day - often by having special meals.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Well, Friday night is when Shabbat begins. If you take Shabbat down to the bare bones version, you have three prayers: the prayer over the candles to welcome the holiday, the Kiddush over wine, and the Motzi over bread. Considering that you then drink the wine and eat the bread, I don't see how anyone could religiously defend fasting, unless it's Yom Kippur.

Answer 4

Do the Catholics still do that??
It was a sin when I was young but my dad was a cop and got an OK to eat meat so we all did. It was fun being better than my buddies. Na na Nana Na!
Don't know much about the Jewish. But they gota have 2 refrigerators one for meat and one for milk. silliness - respect for a dead cow.