Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12734 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 8971 | 18 Tamuz 12731 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8972 | 17 Tamuz 12732 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8973 | 17 Tamuz 12733 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8974 | 17 Tamuz 12734 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8975 | 17 Tamuz 12735 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8976 | 17 Tamuz 12736 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8977 | 17 Tamuz 12737 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8978 | 17 Tamuz 12738 |
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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