Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 10551 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 6788 | 17 Tamuz 10548 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6789 | 18 Tamuz 10549 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6790 | 17 Tamuz 10550 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6791 | 17 Tamuz 10551 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6792 | 18 Tamuz 10552 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6793 | 18 Tamuz 10553 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6794 | 17 Tamuz 10554 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6795 | 17 Tamuz 10555 |
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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