Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12819 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 9056 | 18 Tamuz 12816 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9057 | 17 Tamuz 12817 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9058 | 17 Tamuz 12818 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9059 | 18 Tamuz 12819 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9060 | 18 Tamuz 12820 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9061 | 17 Tamuz 12821 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9062 | 18 Tamuz 12822 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9063 | 18 Tamuz 12823 |
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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