Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11737 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 7974 | 18 Tamuz 11734 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7975 | 17 Tamuz 11735 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7976 | 18 Tamuz 11736 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7977 | 18 Tamuz 11737 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7978 | 17 Tamuz 11738 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7979 | 17 Tamuz 11739 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7980 | 18 Tamuz 11740 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7981 | 17 Tamuz 11741 |
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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