Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12854 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 9091 | 17 Tamuz 12851 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9092 | 17 Tamuz 12852 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9093 | 18 Tamuz 12853 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9094 | 17 Tamuz 12854 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9095 | 17 Tamuz 12855 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9096 | 17 Tamuz 12856 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9097 | 17 Tamuz 12857 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9098 | 17 Tamuz 12858 |
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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