Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12657 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 8894 | 18 Tamuz 12654 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8895 | 17 Tamuz 12655 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8896 | 17 Tamuz 12656 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8897 | 18 Tamuz 12657 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8898 | 17 Tamuz 12658 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8899 | 17 Tamuz 12659 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8900 | 17 Tamuz 12660 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8901 | 17 Tamuz 12661 |
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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