Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12344 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 8581 | 17 Tamuz 12341 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8582 | 17 Tamuz 12342 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8583 | 17 Tamuz 12343 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8584 | 17 Tamuz 12344 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8585 | 17 Tamuz 12345 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8586 | 18 Tamuz 12346 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8587 | 17 Tamuz 12347 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8588 | 17 Tamuz 12348 |
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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