Tzom Tammuz for Hebrew Year 13472 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 9709 | 18 Tamuz 13469 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9710 | 17 Tamuz 13470 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9711 | 17 Tamuz 13471 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9712 | 18 Tamuz 13472 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9713 | 17 Tamuz 13473 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9714 | 17 Tamuz 13474 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9715 | 17 Tamuz 13475 | ||
Tzom Tammuz 9716 | 17 Tamuz 13476 |
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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