Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12946 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 9183 | 17 Tamuz 12943 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9184 | 18 Tamuz 12944 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9185 | 18 Tamuz 12945 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9186 | 17 Tamuz 12946 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9187 | 17 Tamuz 12947 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9188 | 18 Tamuz 12948 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9189 | 17 Tamuz 12949 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9190 | 17 Tamuz 12950 |
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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