Though this was the only obligatory fast under the Mosaic Law, the Israelites observed fasts on other occasions. Included among these were voluntary fasts as a means of displaying repentance.
हालाँकि मूसा की व्यवस्था के अधीन केवल यही एक बाध्यकारी उपवास था, इस्राएली अन्य अवसरों पर भी उपवास करते थे ।