Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12869 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 9106 | 17 Tamuz 12866 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9107 | 18 Tamuz 12867 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9108 | 17 Tamuz 12868 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9109 | 17 Tamuz 12869 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9110 | 18 Tamuz 12870 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9111 | 17 Tamuz 12871 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9112 | 17 Tamuz 12872 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9113 | 18 Tamuz 12873 |
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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