Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 10761 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 6998 | 17 Tamuz 10758 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 6999 | 18 Tamuz 10759 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7000 | 17 Tamuz 10760 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7001 | 17 Tamuz 10761 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7002 | 17 Tamuz 10762 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7003 | 17 Tamuz 10763 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7004 | 17 Tamuz 10764 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7005 | 17 Tamuz 10765 |
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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