Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12444 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 8681 | 17 Tamuz 12441 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8682 | 17 Tamuz 12442 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8683 | 17 Tamuz 12443 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8684 | 18 Tamuz 12444 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8685 | 17 Tamuz 12445 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8686 | 17 Tamuz 12446 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8687 | 18 Tamuz 12447 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8688 | 17 Tamuz 12448 |
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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