Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12953 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 9190 | 17 Tamuz 12950 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9191 | 18 Tamuz 12951 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9192 | 17 Tamuz 12952 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9193 | 17 Tamuz 12953 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9194 | 17 Tamuz 12954 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9195 | 17 Tamuz 12955 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9196 | 17 Tamuz 12956 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9197 | 17 Tamuz 12957 |
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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