Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11693 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 7930 | 17 Tamuz 11690 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7931 | 17 Tamuz 11691 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7932 | 17 Tamuz 11692 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7933 | 18 Tamuz 11693 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7934 | 17 Tamuz 11694 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7935 | 17 Tamuz 11695 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7936 | 18 Tamuz 11696 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7937 | 17 Tamuz 11697 |
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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