Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 10542 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 6779 | 18 Tamuz 10539 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6780 | 17 Tamuz 10540 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6781 | 17 Tamuz 10541 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6782 | 18 Tamuz 10542 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6783 | 17 Tamuz 10543 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6784 | 17 Tamuz 10544 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6785 | 17 Tamuz 10545 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6786 | 18 Tamuz 10546 |
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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