Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12586 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 8823 | 17 Tamuz 12583 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8824 | 17 Tamuz 12584 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8825 | 17 Tamuz 12585 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8826 | 18 Tamuz 12586 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8827 | 17 Tamuz 12587 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8828 | 17 Tamuz 12588 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8829 | 17 Tamuz 12589 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8830 | 17 Tamuz 12590 |
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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