Quotes about Fasting for Family

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God's Book of Life. Votes: 2

Whoso will pray, he must fast and be clean, And fat his soul, and make his body lean. Votes: 1

My religion teaches me that whenever there is distress which one cannot remove, one must fast and pray. Votes: 1

I have 17 nieces and nephews, who are a pure delight. We have hiked and biked and fasted and prayed together. Votes: 1

I rarely went to the mosque, I never fasted, and I only prayed namaaz on the holy nights because my mom bugged me about it. Votes: 1

It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat. Votes: 1