Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12970 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 9207 | 17 Tamuz 12967 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9208 | 18 Tamuz 12968 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9209 | 17 Tamuz 12969 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9210 | 17 Tamuz 12970 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9211 | 18 Tamuz 12971 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9212 | 18 Tamuz 12972 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9213 | 17 Tamuz 12973 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9214 | 17 Tamuz 12974 |
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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