Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11711 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 7948 | 17 Tamuz 11708 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7949 | 18 Tamuz 11709 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7950 | 18 Tamuz 11710 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7951 | 17 Tamuz 11711 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7952 | 17 Tamuz 11712 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7953 | 18 Tamuz 11713 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7954 | 17 Tamuz 11714 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7955 | 17 Tamuz 11715 |
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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