Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11491 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 7728 | 17 Tamuz 11488 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7729 | 18 Tamuz 11489 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7730 | 18 Tamuz 11490 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7731 | 17 Tamuz 11491 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7732 | 17 Tamuz 11492 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7733 | 18 Tamuz 11493 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7734 | 17 Tamuz 11494 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7735 | 17 Tamuz 11495 |
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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