Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12777 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 9014 | 17 Tamuz 12774 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9015 | 18 Tamuz 12775 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9016 | 18 Tamuz 12776 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9017 | 17 Tamuz 12777 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9018 | 17 Tamuz 12778 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9019 | 18 Tamuz 12779 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9020 | 17 Tamuz 12780 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9021 | 17 Tamuz 12781 |
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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