Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12848 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 9085 | 17 Tamuz 12845 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9086 | 18 Tamuz 12846 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9087 | 18 Tamuz 12847 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9088 | 17 Tamuz 12848 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9089 | 17 Tamuz 12849 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9090 | 18 Tamuz 12850 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9091 | 17 Tamuz 12851 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9092 | 17 Tamuz 12852 |
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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