Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 10447 occurs at dawn on .
The Seventeenth of Tammuz (Hebrew: שבעה עשר בתמוז, Shiv’ah Asar b’Tammuz) is a Jewish fast day commemorating the breach of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple. It falls on the 17th day of the Hebrew month of Tammuz and marks the beginning of the three-week mourning period leading up to Tisha B’Av. Like other minor fasts, Tzom Tammuz begins at dawn (first light) and ends at nightfall (full dark). If the 17th of Tammuz falls on a Shabbat, the fast is instead observed the next day, the 18th of Tammuz (on Sunday).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Tzom Tammuz 6684 | 18 Tamuz 10444 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6685 | 17 Tamuz 10445 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6686 | 17 Tamuz 10446 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6687 | 18 Tamuz 10447 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6688 | 18 Tamuz 10448 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6689 | 17 Tamuz 10449 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6690 | 17 Tamuz 10450 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6691 | 18 Tamuz 10451 |
Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10
Torah Portion: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10
Haftarah: Isaiah 55:6-56:8 · 16 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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