Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11582 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 7819 | 17 Tamuz 11579 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7820 | 17 Tamuz 11580 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7821 | 18 Tamuz 11581 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7822 | 17 Tamuz 11582 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7823 | 17 Tamuz 11583 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7824 | 18 Tamuz 11584 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7825 | 18 Tamuz 11585 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7826 | 17 Tamuz 11586 |
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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