If one regularly fasts on every Erev Shabbat and completed the fast the first time, must one continue completing it in all future occurrences?
Synopsis
The Magen Avraham and Mishnah Berurah rule that completing the fast the first time creates a permanent obligation to do so in all future occurrences, regardless of whether one explicitly intended to establish a permanent practice.
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