Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 12986 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 9223 | 17 Tamuz 12983 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9224 | 17 Tamuz 12984 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9225 | 17 Tamuz 12985 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9226 | 17 Tamuz 12986 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9227 | 17 Tamuz 12987 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9228 | 17 Tamuz 12988 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9229 | 18 Tamuz 12989 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9230 | 17 Tamuz 12990 |
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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