Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11648 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 7885 | 17 Tamuz 11645 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7886 | 17 Tamuz 11646 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7887 | 17 Tamuz 11647 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7888 | 17 Tamuz 11648 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7889 | 17 Tamuz 11649 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7890 | 17 Tamuz 11650 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7891 | 17 Tamuz 11651 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7892 | 18 Tamuz 11652 |
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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