Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11747 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 7984 | 17 Tamuz 11744 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7985 | 17 Tamuz 11745 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7986 | 17 Tamuz 11746 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7987 | 18 Tamuz 11747 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7988 | 17 Tamuz 11748 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7989 | 17 Tamuz 11749 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7990 | 17 Tamuz 11750 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 7991 | 17 Tamuz 11751 |
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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