The so-called “Daniel Fast” is a false doctrine created by modern religion and has no foundation in scripture. Dani'AL never declared a fast—he chose not to defile himself with the king’s food, keeping himself clean according to the Torah (Dani'AL 1:8). His decision was about covenant loyalty, not denying himself to gain insight or favor. The term “Daniel Fast” is never mentioned in any verse; it was fabricated by churches and religious programs to market man-made rituals. True fasting in scripture always meant full denial of food, accompanied by mourning, repentance, and crying out to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU’aH) (YashaYAHU (Isaiah) 58:5, Ezra 8:21). What Dani'AL did was reject Babylonian defilement, not invent a pattern of selective eating (Dani'AL 1:12). Today’s version—eating fruits and vegetables for 21 days—misleads many into thinking they are drawing closer to the Most High while still feeding the body. Denial that still satisfies cravings is not fasting—it is compromise. The misuse of Dani'AL’s obedience to promote diet plans disguised as righteousness is deception. Following the “Daniel Fast” keeps people trapped in half-truths instead of returning fully to the narrow path of obedience and consecrated living (MatithYAHU (Matthew) 7:14).

Ash Wednesday claims to begin a season of repentance, yet Scripture never commands anyone to place ashes on their forehead as a ritual before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU'aH). The prophets repeatedly rebuked outward displays of sorrow that did not come from true obedience, as 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 declared, “Rend your heart and not your garments” in Yo’al (Joel) 2:13, exposing empty rituals that mimic humility but lack covenant submission. 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 (Yahusha) warned of the same behavior when He said, “Do not be like the hypocrites… to be seen by men” in MatithYAHU (Matthew) 6:16, revealing that public religious symbols do not move the heart of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU'aH). The people of Yashar’al were never told to place ashes as a yearly sign of repentance; instead, they were commanded to return through obedience to His Torah, as written in Dabariym (Deuteronomy) 30:2. Every prophet who mentioned ashes spoke of deep mourning from genuine grief, not a scheduled ritual performed on command of religious systems. Ash Wednesday replaces covenant repentance with a tradition created by men, yet 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏 said plainly in MatithYAHU (Matthew) 15:9, “In vain do they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.” True repentance is turning back to the commands of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 (YaHU'aH), not marking the body with symbols He never authorized.