Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11261 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 7498 | 17 Tamuz 11258 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7499 | 17 Tamuz 11259 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7500 | 18 Tamuz 11260 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7501 | 17 Tamuz 11261 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7502 | 17 Tamuz 11262 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7503 | 18 Tamuz 11263 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7504 | 17 Tamuz 11264 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7505 | 17 Tamuz 11265 |
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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