Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12941 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 9178 | 18 Tamuz 12938 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9179 | 17 Tamuz 12939 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9180 | 17 Tamuz 12940 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9181 | 18 Tamuz 12941 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9182 | 17 Tamuz 12942 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9183 | 17 Tamuz 12943 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9184 | 18 Tamuz 12944 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9185 | 18 Tamuz 12945 |
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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