Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 10737 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 6974 | 17 Tamuz 10734 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6975 | 17 Tamuz 10735 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6976 | 17 Tamuz 10736 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6977 | 17 Tamuz 10737 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6978 | 17 Tamuz 10738 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6979 | 18 Tamuz 10739 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6980 | 17 Tamuz 10740 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6981 | 17 Tamuz 10741 |
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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