Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 11841 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 8078 | 18 Tamuz 11838 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8079 | 17 Tamuz 11839 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8080 | 17 Tamuz 11840 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8081 | 17 Tamuz 11841 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8082 | 17 Tamuz 11842 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8083 | 17 Tamuz 11843 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8084 | 17 Tamuz 11844 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8085 | 18 Tamuz 11845 |
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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