Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11727 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 7964 | 17 Tamuz 11724 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7965 | 17 Tamuz 11725 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7966 | 17 Tamuz 11726 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7967 | 17 Tamuz 11727 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7968 | 17 Tamuz 11728 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7969 | 17 Tamuz 11729 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7970 | 18 Tamuz 11730 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7971 | 17 Tamuz 11731 |
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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