Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 10953 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 7190 | 17 Tamuz 10950 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7191 | 17 Tamuz 10951 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7192 | 18 Tamuz 10952 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7193 | 17 Tamuz 10953 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7194 | 17 Tamuz 10954 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7195 | 18 Tamuz 10955 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7196 | 17 Tamuz 10956 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7197 | 17 Tamuz 10957 |
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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