Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12931 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 9168 | 18 Tamuz 12928 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9169 | 17 Tamuz 12929 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9170 | 17 Tamuz 12930 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9171 | 18 Tamuz 12931 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9172 | 17 Tamuz 12932 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9173 | 17 Tamuz 12933 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9174 | 17 Tamuz 12934 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9175 | 17 Tamuz 12935 |
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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