Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12873 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 9110 | 18 Tamuz 12870 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9111 | 17 Tamuz 12871 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9112 | 17 Tamuz 12872 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9113 | 18 Tamuz 12873 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9114 | 18 Tamuz 12874 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9115 | 17 Tamuz 12875 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9116 | 17 Tamuz 12876 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9117 | 18 Tamuz 12877 |
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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