Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12542 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 8779 | 17 Tamuz 12539 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8780 | 17 Tamuz 12540 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8781 | 17 Tamuz 12541 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8782 | 18 Tamuz 12542 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8783 | 17 Tamuz 12543 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8784 | 17 Tamuz 12544 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8785 | 18 Tamuz 12545 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8786 | 17 Tamuz 12546 |
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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