Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12752 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 8989 | 18 Tamuz 12749 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8990 | 17 Tamuz 12750 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8991 | 18 Tamuz 12751 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8992 | 18 Tamuz 12752 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8993 | 17 Tamuz 12753 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8994 | 17 Tamuz 12754 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8995 | 18 Tamuz 12755 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 8996 | 17 Tamuz 12756 |
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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