Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11679 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 7916 | 18 Tamuz 11676 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7917 | 17 Tamuz 11677 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7918 | 17 Tamuz 11678 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7919 | 18 Tamuz 11679 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7920 | 17 Tamuz 11680 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7921 | 17 Tamuz 11681 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7922 | 18 Tamuz 11682 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7923 | 18 Tamuz 11683 |
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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