Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 10687 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 6924 | 17 Tamuz 10684 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6925 | 17 Tamuz 10685 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6926 | 17 Tamuz 10686 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6927 | 17 Tamuz 10687 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6928 | 18 Tamuz 10688 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6929 | 17 Tamuz 10689 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6930 | 17 Tamuz 10690 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6931 | 18 Tamuz 10691 |
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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